Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database
A collection of relevant literature and case law
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICTY - Milojica Kos (Kvocka et al. "Omarska, Keraterm & Trnopolje Camps")
- Year
- 2001
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Country
- Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- Sexual Slavery Forced Nudity Inhuman Treatment Akayesu Torture Forced Prostitution Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE) Kunarac Rape
- Reference link
- http://www.icty.org/cases/party/722/4
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
- Name of accused
- Milojica Kos
- Charges
- - Persecution as a crime against humanity under Article 7(1) (JCE) for sexual assault and rape of Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Croats and other non-Serbs detained in Omarska camp. - Inhumane acts as crimes against humanity and outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime for sexual assault and rape of Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Croats and other non-Serbs detained in Omarska camp.
- Trial chamber verdict
- Kos was found guilty by the Trial Chamber on 2 November 2001 of: - Persecution as a crime against humanity Kos was found not guilty by the Trial Chamber of: - Inhumane acts as crimes against humanity and outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime
- sentencing
- Kos was sentenced to 6 years’ imprisonment on 2 November 2001.
- Appeals chamber verdict
- No appeal in this case.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- IT-98-30/1
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICTY - Dragoljub Prcac (Kvocka et al. "Omarska, Keraterm & Trnopolje Camps")
- Year
- 2005
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Country
- Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- Forced Nudity Sexual Slavery Forced Prostitution Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE) Forced to watch Rape Foreseeable Consequence Kunarac Akayesu
- Reference link
- http://www.icty.org/cases/party/722/4
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
- Name of accused
- Dragoljub Prcac
- Charges
- - Persecution as a crime against humanity under Article 7(1) (JCE) for sexual assault and rape of Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Croats and other non-Serbs detained in Omarska camp. - Inhumane acts as crimes against humanity and outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime for sexual assault and rape of Bosnian Muslims, Bosnian Croats and other non-Serbs detained in Omarska camp.
- Trial chamber verdict
- Prcac was found guilty by the Trial Chamber on 2 November 2001 of: - Persecution as a crime against humanity Prcac was found not guilty by the Trial Chamber of: - Inhumane acts as crimes against humanity and outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime
- sentencing
- Prcac was sentenced to 5 years’ imprisonment.
- Appeals chamber verdict
- The conviction was upheld by the Appeals Chamber on 28 February 2005.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- IT-98-30/1
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICTY - Dragoljub Kunarac (Kunarac et al. "Foca")
- Year
- 2002
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
- Country
- Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- Penetration Sexual Slavery Lack of Consent Aiding and Abetting Vagina Rape as Crime Against Humanity Kunarac
- Reference link
- http://www.icty.org/cases/party/712/4
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
- Name of accused
- Dragoljub Kunarac
- Charges
- - Torture as a crime against humanity, rape as a crime against humanity, torture as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and rape as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime under Article 7(1) (committing and aiding and abetting) for: (i) taking FWS-75 and D.B. to his headquarters at Ulica Osmana Ðikica no. 16, where he raped D.B. and aided and abetted the gang-rape of FWS-75 by several soldiers; (ii) taking FWS-87, FWS-75, FWS-50 and D.B. to his headquarters at Ulica Osmana Ðikica no. 16, where he raped FWS-87 and aided and abetted the torture and rapes of FWS-87, FWS-75 and FWS-50 by soldiers; (iii) transferring FWS-95 from Partizan Sports Hall to his headquarters at Ulica Osmana Ðikica no. 16, where he raped her; (iv) taking FWS-87 to a room on the upper floor of Karaman’s house in Miljevina, where he raped her; (v) threatening to kill FWS-183 and her son while he tried to obtain information or a confession from FWS-183 concerning her alleged sending of messages to the Muslim forces and information about the whereabouts of her valuables and for raping her on that occasion; and (vi) raping FWS-191 and aiding and abetting the rape of FWS-186 by soldiers in an abandoned house in Trnovace.- Enslavement as a crime against humanity under Article 7(1) (committing and aiding and abetting) for the enslavement of FWS-186 and FWS-191 for a period of six months in a house in Trnovace and for treating them as his property.- Torture as a crime against humanity, rape as a crime against humanity, torture as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and rape as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime under Article 7(1) for taking FWS-48 and two other women to the Hotel Zelengora where he raped FWS-48 and for taking FWS-48 and FWS-95 to a house in the Donje Polje neighborhood where he raped FWS-48.- Outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime under Article 7(1) for taking FWS-186, FWS-191 and J.G. from the house Ulica Osmana Ðikica no. 16 to the abandoned house of Halid Cedic in Trnovace, where they were raped, and for raping FWS-191 approximately 6 months and treating FWS-186 and FWS-191 as his personal property.
- Trial chamber verdict
- Kunarac was found guilty by the Trial Chamber on 22 February 2001 of: - Torture as a crime against humanity - Rape as a crime against humanity - Torture as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime - Rape as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime - Enslavement as a crime against humanity Kunarac was found not guilty by the Trial Chamber of: - Torture as a crime against humanity, rape as a crime against humanity, torture as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and rape as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime for taking FWS-48 and two other women to the Hotel Zelengora where he raped FWS-48 and for taking FWS-48 and FWS-95 to a house in the Donje Polje neighborhood where he raped FWS-48. - Outrages upon personal dignity as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime
- sentencing
- Kunarac received a sentence of 28 years’ imprisonment on 12 June 2002.
- Appeals chamber verdict
- The convictions by the Trial Chamber were upheld by the Appeals Chamber on 12 June 2002.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- IT-96-23 and IT-96-23/1
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICC - Al Hassan
- Reference link
- http://www.icc-cpi.int/mali/al-hassan
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Court
- Name of accused
- Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud
- Charges
- (1) Crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Mali, in the context of a widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population, between April 2012 and January 2013, including rape and sexual slavery. (2) War crimes in the context of an armed conflict not of an international nature allegedly committed in Mali between April 2012 and January 2013, including rape and sexual slavery.
- Status
- 2778
- Case number
- ICC-01/12-01/18
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Literature
Haenen, Iris - The Parameters of Enslavement...
- Year
- 2013
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Keywords
- Enslavement Sexual Slavery Forced Marriage Rape
- Reference link
- https://pure.uvt.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/1531745/ICLA_2013_final.pdf
- Full reference
- Haenen, Iris, The Parameters of Enslavement and the Act of Forced Marriage, in International Criminal Law Review, 2013, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 895-915.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Haenen, Iris
- Type of mechanism
- Hybrid court
- Name of mechanism
- Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
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Literature
Grey, Rosemary - Sexual Violence against Child Soldiers
- Year
- 2014
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Children
- Country
- Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Keywords
- Bush/Rebel Wives Child Soldiers, Girls Sexual Slavery Soldiers
- Reference link
- http://www.corteidh.or.cr/tablas/r37046.pdf
- Full reference
- Grey, Rosemary, "Sexual Violence against Child Soldiers", in International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2014, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 601-621.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Grey, Rosemary
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court, Hybrid court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Court, Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
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Literature
Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer - Forced Marriage: A “New” Crime Against Humanity?
- Year
- 2009
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Country
- Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone
- Keywords
- Sexual Slavery Forced Marriage Crimes Against Humanity
- Reference link
- https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1093&context=njihr
- Full reference
- Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer, "Forced Marriage: A 'New' Crime Against Humanity?", in Nw. J. Int’l Hum. Rts., 2009, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 53-76.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Gong-Gershowitz, Jennifer
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court, Truth Commission, Hybrid court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), The Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
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Literature
Drinck, Barbara and Gross, Chung-Noh – Forced Prostitution in Wartime and Peacetime: Sexual Violence against Women and Girls
- Year
- 2007
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Children Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence Victims of Sexual Violence
- Country
- Bosnia, Kosovo, Japan
- Keywords
- Sexual Enslavement Comfort Women Forced Prostitution Sexual Slavery
- Reference link
- http://www.academia.edu/22417309/Forced_Prostitution_in_National_Socialist_Concentration_Camps_The_Example_Auschwitz
- Full reference
- Barbara Drinck, Chung-Noh Gross (eds.), Forced Prostitution in Wartime and Peacetime: Sexual Violence against Women and Girls, Kleine Verlag, Bielefeld, 2007.
- Type of literature
- Book
- Research focus
- Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict
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Literature
Doherty, Teresa - Jurisprudential Developments Relating to Sexual Violence...
- Year
- 2013
- Country
- Sierra Leone
- Keywords
- Sexual Slavery Forced Marriage Rape Crimes Against Humanity
- Reference link
- https://intersentia.com/en/sexual-violence-as-an-international-crime-interdisciplinary-approaches.html
- Full reference
- Doherty, Teresa, "Jurisprudential Developments Relating to Sexual Violence: The Legacy of the Special Court for Sierra Leone", in Anne-Marie de Brouwer et al. (eds.), Sexual Violence as an International Crime: Interdisciplinary Approaches, Intersentia, Cambridge/Antwerp/Portland, 2013, pp. 157-172.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Doherty, Teresa
- Type of mechanism
- Hybrid court
- Name of mechanism
- Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL)
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Literature
De Brouwer, Anne-Marie and Hon Chu, Sandra K. - The Men Who Killed Me...
- Year
- 2009
- Issues
- Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
- Country
- Rwanda
- Keywords
- Rape Sexual Slavery Survivor HIV Genocide
- Reference link
- http://www.douglas-mcintyre.com/book/the-men-who-killed-me
- Full reference
- De Brouwer, Anne-Marie and Sandra Ka Hon Chu, The Men Who Killed Me: Rwandan Survivors of Sexual Violence, Douglas & McIntyre, 2009.
- Type of literature
- Book
- Research focus
- Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
- Author
- De Brouwer, Anne-Marie and Hon Chu, Sandra K.
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