Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber) - Dragan Damjanovic

    Year
    2007
    Issues
    Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
    Country
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Keywords
    Rape Bosnian Muslim Population Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/983
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber)
    Name of accused
    Dragan Damjanovic
    Charges
    Damjanovic was charged (confirmed on 29 March 2006) with crimes against humanity, including rape and other forms of sexual violence of comparable gravity, committed between July 1992 and January 1993, during a widespread and systematic attack of the Republika Srpska Army directed against the Bosnian Muslims living in the Vogosca area, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    Trial chamber verdict
    On 15 December 2006, the Trial Panel found Damjanovic guilty of crimes against humanity, including rape, including for breaking into the house of a married couple, in September 1992 together with two others, where they harassed and beat them. Damjanovic then raped the wife.
    sentencing
    Damjanovic was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment
    Appeals chamber verdict
    Conviction upheld on appeal on 13 June 2007.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    X-KRZ-05/51

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber) - Dusko Knezevic (“Mejakic et al.”)

    Year
    2009
    Issues
    Modes of Liability
    Country
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Keywords
    Rape Sexual Violence Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE) Persecution on Sexual Grounds Camp

    Reference link
    http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/1063
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber)
    Name of accused
    Dusko Knezevic
    Charges
    Knezevic was indicted on 14 July 2006 (indictment confirmed) for charges of crimes against humanity, including sexual violence (rape and other forms of sexual abuse) (Article 172(g) of the Criminal Code of BiH), under Articles 29 (accomplice) and 180(1) (individual responsibility) of CC BiH. Knezevic participated in abuses and persecutions committed during the period from 30 April to the end of 1992 against the non-Serbs in the territory of the Prijedor municipality; about 7000 non-Serb civilians were subjected to capturing, taking to and arbitrary confinement at the Omarska and Keraterm camps, as part of the plan of permanent removal of the non-Serbs.
    Trial chamber verdict
    On 30 May 2008, the Trial Panel found Knezevic guilty of crimes against humanity, including sexual violence (rape and other forms of sexual abuse), under Article 180(1), for: “rape and other forms of sexual abuse of the detainees directly or personally committed by persons other than Dusko Knezevic but in furtherance of the described system of ill-treatment and persecution at the camp in which he participated, including witness K019 who was raped on numerous occasions by the camp guards; witness K027 who was sexually assaulted by the shift Commander Mlado Radic and in July 1992 by Nedeljko Grabovac; witness K040 who was sexually abused twice by camp guard Lugar.” These events related to the Omarska camp. In addition, Knezevic was also found guilty of sexual violence committed in Keraterm camp
    sentencing
    Knezevic was sentenced to 31 years’ imprisonment.
    Appeals chamber verdict
    On 16 February 2009, Knezevic's conviction and sentence was upheld on appeal. However, the mode of liability was changed from Article 180(1) to liability on the grounds of JCE.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    X-KRŽ-06/200

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber) - Gojko Jankovic

    Year
    2007
    Issues
    Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
    Country
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Keywords
    Rape Sexual Slavery Sexual Violence Coercion

    Reference link
    http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/1027
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber)
    Name of accused
    Gojko Jankovic
    Charges
    The Court of BiH confirmed the indictment against Jankovic on 20 February 2006 in which he was charged with crimes against humanity, including imprisonment, torture and rape (Articles 172(1) (e), (f) and (g) of the Criminal Code of BiH) under Article 180(1) of the Criminal Code of BiH (addressing individual and command responsibility criminal responsibility).
    Trial chamber verdict
    On 16 February 2007, the Trial Panel of the Court of BiH found Jankovic guilty of crimes against humanity, including rape. In pronouncing its verdict, the Trial Panel stated that in July 1992, Jankovic commanded a group of soldiers who attacked Muslim civilians hiding in the forest in the Kremnik hill. On several occasions between mid-June 1992 and January 1993, Jankovic raped female detainees and, together with Dragoljub Kunarac, he kept two of them in sexual slavery throughout this period.
    sentencing
    The Trial Judgment sentence of 34 years' imprisonment remained intact.
    Appeals chamber verdict
    On 23 October 2007, the Appellate Panel partially upheld the defense appeal, and modified the Trial Panel’s verdict in the legal qualification of the acts constituting crimes against humanity. It acquitted Jankovic of the charge that, on several occasions between 7 April and the end of May 1992, Jankovic and one more person raped or took part in the raping of protected witness E who lived in the municipality of Foca.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    X-KRZ-05/191

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber) - Nenad Perovic

    Country
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Keywords
    Rape Military Perpetrator Gender-Based Persecution Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://www.sudbih.gov.ba/predmet/3797/show
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber)
    Name of accused
    Nenad Perovic
    Charges
    crimes against humanity under Article 172(1)(a) of the CC BiH
    Status
    2778
    Case number
    S1 1 K 026601 18 Kri

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber) - Stojan Perkovic

    Year
    2009
    Issues
    Modes of Liability
    Country
    Bosnia Herzegovina
    Keywords
    Forced Penetration Rape Sexual Threats Sexual Violence Command Responsibility Plea Agreement

    Reference link
    http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/1168
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina (War Crimes Chamber)
    Name of accused
    Stojan Perkovic
    Charges
    Perkovic was charged on 20 April 2009 (confirmation indictment) with persecution as a crime against humanity, including rape (Article 172(1)(h) read together with subparagraph (g) of the Criminal Code of BiH), under Article 180(1) and (2) (individual and command criminal responsibility) of the Criminal Code of BiH, for crimes, including rape, committed against non-Serb civilians in the region of Rogatica Municipality. It was established, as laid out in the indictment, that in the period from summer until late 1992, Perkovic visited the village of Varosiste on several occasions, and by use of force and threats, forced a female person to sexual intercourse. Perkovic came armed in late evening hours to the house in which the female person was staying and threatened that he would kill her close family member unless she did what he asked her to do, and he vigorously pushed her forcing her to lie on the bed after which he would remove her lower pieces of clothes and rape her.
    Trial chamber verdict
    On 24 December 2009, the Trial Panel, following the plea agreement, in which Perkovic pleaded guilty to persecution as a crime against humanity, including rape.
    sentencing
    Perkovic was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    X-KR-09/662

  • Literature

    Davidson, Caroline - Rape in Context: Lessons for the United States from the International Criminal Court

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes

    Reference link
    http://willamette.edu/law/pdf/faculty/caroline-davidson-rape-in-context.pdf
    Full reference
    Caroline Davidson, “Rape in Context: Lessons for the United States from the International Criminal Court”, in Cardozo Law Review, 2018, vol. 39, pp. 1191-1238.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence, Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes

  • Literature

    Davies, Sara E. and True, Jacqui - The Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace, and Security

    Year
    2019
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence Procedural Rules Advancing Sexual Violence Prosecutions Evidentiary Rules Regarding Sexual Violence Prosecutions Role of Non-state Actors in Perpetrating Violence Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War Victims of Sexual Violence

    Reference link
    http://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-women-peace-and-security-9780190638276?prevSortField=9&sortField=8&start=0&resultsPerPage=20&q=sexual%20violence%20in%20armed%20conflict&prevNumResPerPage=20&lang=en&cc=de
    Full reference
    Sara E.Davies and Jacqui True (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Women, Peace, and Security, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2019.
    Type of literature
    Book
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence, Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence, Women and the Armed Conflict
    Author
    Davies, Sara E. and True, Jacqui

  • Literature

    Davies, Sara E. and True, Jacqui - When there is no justice: gendered violence and harm in post-conflict Sri Lanka

    Year
    2017
    Issues
    Sentencing and Reparations Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence
    Country
    Sri Lanka
    Keywords
    Post-conflict Gender-Based Violence Transitional Justice Sexual Violence Genuine Human Rights Inequality

    Reference link
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13642987.2017.1360025?journalCode=fjhr20
    Full reference
    Sara E. Davies and Jacqui True, “When There is No Justice: Gendered Violence and Harm in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka”, in International Journal of Human Rights, 2017, vol. 21, no. 9, pp. 1320-1336.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes
    Author
    Davies, Sara E. and True, Jacqui

  • Literature

    Davis, Lisa - Reimagining Justice for Gender-Based Crimes at the Margins: New Legal Strategies for Prosecuting ISIS Crimes Against Women and LGBTIQ Persons

    Year
    2018
    Issues
    Socio-cultural Context of Sexual Violence Role of Non-state Actors in Perpetrating Violence
    Country
    Syria, Iraq
    Keywords
    ISIS Rome Statute Sexual Violence LGBTQI Gender Gender-Based Crimes Women Rape

    Reference link
    http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1478&context=wmjowl
    Full reference
    Lisa Davis, “Reimagining Justice for Gender-Based Crimes at the Margins: New Legal Strategies for Prosecuting ISIS Crimes Against Women and LGBTIQ Persons”, in William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law, 2018, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 513-558.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence, Inequality and Discrimination against Women during Armed Conflict, Women and the Armed Conflict

  • Literature

    De Brouwer, Anne-Marie et al. - Impact: Center against Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence in Conflict

    Year
    2019
    Issues
    Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes

    Reference link
    http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/jthe3&div=5&id=&page=
    Full reference
    Anne-Marie de Brower, Eefje de Volder and Chiun M. Seah, “Impact: Center against Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence in Conflict”, in Journal of Trafficking and Human Exploitation, 2019, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-6.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes, Impacts of Sexual Violence Crimes Prosecutions, Perpetrators and Prevention

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