Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Literature

    Amnesty International - Anything that was Breathing was Killed

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Children Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War Victims of Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR6588012018ENGLISH.PDF
    Full reference
    Amnesty International, Anything that was Breathing was Killed-War Crimes in Leer and Mayendit, South Sudan, Amnesty International, London, 2018.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    DRC Military Operational Court – Sheka Case

    Country
    Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
    Keywords
    Mass Rape Sexual Slavery Sexual Violence against Girls Child Soldiers

    Reference link
    http://www.hrw.org/news/2018/11/29/dr-congo-mass-rape-trial-crucial-justice
    Type of mechanism
    Military Tribunal
    Name of accused
    Ntabo Ntaberi “Sheka”
    Charges
    Crimes against humanity, war crimes, terrorism
    Status
    2778

  • Literature

    Genovese, Sophia - Prosecuting U.N. Peacekeepers for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Central African Republic

    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Children Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Central African Republic (CAR)
    Keywords
    Military Perpetrator UN Peacekeeper Armed Conflict Sexual Violence Sexual Violence against Girls Gender-Based Violence Rape

    Reference link
    http://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1917&context=bjil
    Full reference
    Sophia Genovese, “Prosecuting U.N. Peacekeepers for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Central African Republic”, in Brooklyn Journal of International Law, 2018, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 609-637.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Perpetrators and Prevention, Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict, Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes

  • Literature

    Human Rights Watch - All of My Body Was Pain

    Year
    2017
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Children Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War Victims of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Myanmar, Bangladesh
    Keywords
    Rohingya Military Perpetrator Sexual Violence against Girls Rape

    Reference link
    http://www.hrw.org/report/2017/11/16/all-my-body-was-pain/sexual-violence-against-rohingya-women-and-girls-burma#
    Full reference
    Human Rights Watch, “All of My Body Was Pain-Sexual Violence against Rohingya Women and Girls in Burma”, available at www.hrw.org/report/2017/11/16/all-my-body-was-pain/sexual-violence-against-rohingya-women-and-girls-burma, last accessed at 07 March 2019.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict, Sexual Violence Data Collection
    Author
    Human Rights Watch

  • Literature

    Human Rights Watch - Extreme Measures-Abuses against Children Detained as National Security Threats

    Year
    2016
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Children

    Reference link
    http://www.hrw.org/report/2016/07/28/extreme-measures/abuses-against-children-detained-national-security-threats#
    Full reference
    Human Rights Watch, “Extreme Measures-Abuses against Children Detained as National Security Threats”, available at www.hrw.org/report/2016/07/28/extreme-measures/abuses-against-children-detained-national-security-threats, last accessed at 07 March 2019.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Sexual Violence Data Collection
    Author
    Human Rights Watch

  • Literature

    Human Rights Watch - The Courage of Women in Mauritania

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Role of Non-state Actors in Perpetrating Violence Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence Victims of Sexual Violence Sexual Violence against Children

    Reference link
    http://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/05/courage-women-mauritania
    Full reference
    Human Rights Watch, “The Courage of Women in Mauritania-Tales of Activism in the Fight Against Sexual Violence”, available at www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/05/courage-women-mauritania, last accessed at 07 March 2019.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes, Impacts of Sexual Violence Crimes Prosecutions
    Author
    Human Rights Watch

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    The Women's International War Crimes Tribunal for the Trial of Japan's Military Sexual Slavery, Japan – Comfort Women Case

    Country
    Japan
    Keywords
    Comfort Women Sexual Slavery Forced Prostitution Rape Sexual Violence against Girls Women Rights World War II

    Reference link
    http://www.asser.nl/upload/documents/DomCLIC/Docs/NLP/Japan/Comfort_Women_Judgement_04-12-2001_part_1.pdf
    Type of mechanism
    Military Tribunal
    Name of mechanism
    Women’s International Tribunal on Japanese Military Sexual Slavery
    Name of accused
    Emperor Hirohito Showa, Ando Rikichi, Hata Shunroku, Itagaki Seishiro, Kobayashi Seizo, Matsui Iwane, Umezu Yoshijiro, Terauchi Hisaichi, Tojo Hideki, Yamashita Tomoyuki, The Government of Japan
    Charges
    Participating, aiding and abetting of the Japanese army’s so called “comfort system”. This allegedly state-sanctioned system included mass sexual slavery and sexual violence/torture of hundreds of thousands of women and girls captured in occupied territories.
    Trial chamber verdict
    The Tribunal found that due to its widespread and organised structure, the “comfort system” was facilitating rape and sexual slavery of tens of thousands of girls and women and essentially qualified as state-sanctioned system of rape and enslavement. The Trial furthermore concluded that all elements of a crime against humanity had been fulfilled.The Tribunal found all nine high-ranking military and government officials, as well as Emperor Hirohito, guilty of rape and sexual slavery as crimes against humanity. Emperor Hirohito was also found guilty by way of his superior responsibility for mass rape committed at a Filipino village. The Tribunal furthermore found the Japanese government responsible for the harm inflicted by the “comfort system”.
    sentencing
    All accused were already dead by the time the trial was held.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    PT-2000-1-T
    Reparations / awards
    The Tribunal emphasised that while it has no power to enforce its judgment and consequently reparations and compensations, it does have moral authority, which should be enough to ensure enforcement by the national governments and the international community (paras. 1086-1088).

  • Literature

    Turner-McGowan, Adrienne – Protecting Our Girls

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Children Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/clrj38&div=12&id=&page=
    Full reference
    Adrienne Turner-McGowan, “Protecting Our Girls: Eliminating the Practice of Female Genital Mutilation in Somalia”, in Children’s Legal Rights Journal, 2018, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 88-92.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence

  • Literature

    UNICEF - The Impact of Conflict on Women and Girls in West and Central Africa and the UNICEF Response

    Year
    2005
    Issues
    Procedural Rules Advancing Sexual Violence Prosecutions Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions
    Country
    Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire
    Keywords
    Armed Conflict Sexual Violence against Girls

    Reference link
    http://www.unicef.org/publications/files/Impact_final.pdf
    Full reference
    UNICEF, The Impact of Conflict on Women and Girls in West and Central Africa and the UNICEF Response, UNICEF, 2005.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict

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