Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database
A collection of relevant literature and case law
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICTY - Mladen Naletilic (“Naletilic & Martinovic” Tuta and Stela)
- Year
- 2006
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Genitalia Inhuman Treatment
- Reference link
- http://www.icty.org/cases/party/752/4
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
- Name of accused
- Mladen Naletilic
- Charges
- - Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health as a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as a war crime under Article 7(1) (committing) for beating a young man named Zilic on the genitals with his hand at the Tobacco Institute in Mostar on 10 May 1993.
- Trial chamber verdict
- Naletilic was found guilty by the Trial Chamber on 31 March 2003 of: - Wilfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health as a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as a war crime
- sentencing
- Naletilic was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment on 3 May 2006.
- Appeals chamber verdict
- The Appeals Chamber affirmed the conviction of the Trial Chamber on 3 May 2006.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- IT-98-34
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICTY - Milan Martic (“RSK”)
- Year
- 2008
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Persecution on Sexual Grounds Forced Oral Sex Forced Masturbation Rape/Sexual Violence in Detention Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE)
- Reference link
- http://www.icty.org/cases/party/733/4
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
- Name of accused
- Milan Martic
- Charges
- - Persecution as a crime against humanity under Article 7(1) (JCE III) of the Croat, Muslim and other non-Serb civilian population, which included sexual abuses, forced mutual oral sex among detainees or with prison guards and mutual masturbation in the old hospital in Knin.- Torture as a crime against humanity, inhumane acts as crimes against humanity, torture as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and cruel treatment as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime under Article 7(1) (JCE III), which included sexual assaults of Croat, Muslim and other non-Serb civilians detained in the old hospital in Knin, forced mutual oral sex among detainees or with prison guards and mutual masturbation.
- Trial chamber verdict
- Martic was found guilty by the Trial Chamber on 12 June 2007 of: - Persecution as a crime against humanity - Torture as a crime against humanity, inhumane acts as crimes against humanity, torture as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and cruel treatment as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime
- sentencing
- Martic was sentenced to 35 years’ imprisonment on 8 October 2008.
- Appeals chamber verdict
- The convictions were upheld by the Appeals Chamber on 8 October 2008.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- IT-95-11
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICTR - Simeon Nchamihigo
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Rwanda
- Keywords
- Acquittal Castration Inhuman Treatment Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Genitalia
- Reference link
- http://unictr.unmict.org/en/cases/ictr-01-63
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- Name of accused
- Simeon Nchamihigo
- Charges
- Other inhumane acts as crimes against humanity under Article 6(1) (direct responsibility) (ordering or instigating) for ordering or instigating Interahamwe to remove the genitals of a Tutsi man called Jean-Fidele Murekezi before killing him near Cyangugu prison on or about 16 April 1994.
- Trial chamber verdict
- No evidence was led on the charge (on the removal of body parts or organs) against Nchamihigo. Nchamihigo was therefore found not guilty by the Trial Chamber (on 12 November 2008) of other inhumane acts as crimes against humanity (and the matter was not part of the Appeal Judgment).
- sentencing
- Nchamihigo was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment on 18 March 2010.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- ICTR-01-63
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Jurisprudence judicial mechanism
ICTR - Eliézer Niyitegeka
- Year
- 2004
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Rwanda
- Keywords
- Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Rape with Foreign Objects Demasculinization/Castration Instigating
- Reference link
- http://www.unictr.org/en/cases/ictr-96-14
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)
- Name of accused
- Eliézer Niyitegeka
- Charges
- - Other inhumane acts as crimes against humanity under Article 6(1) for the castration of a man and hanging his genitals on a spike after he had been killed (aiding and abetting) and for ordering Interahamwe to insert a sharp piece of wood into a Tutsi woman’s vagina after she had been killed (ordering). - Rape as a crime against humanity under Article 6(1) (direct responsibility) (committing) and Article 6(3) (command responsibility). - Violence to life, health and physical or mental well-being of persons as a violation of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II as a war crime and outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, rape and indecent assault as a violation of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II as a war crime under Article 6(1) (direct responsibility) (committing) and Article 6(3) (command responsibility).
- Trial chamber verdict
- Niyitegeka was found guilty by the Trial Chamber (on 16 May 2003) of: - Other inhumane acts as crimes against humanity Niyitegeka was found not guilty by the Trial Chamber of: - Rape as a crime against humanity because there was insufficient evidence that Niyitegeka raped a young girl on 20 May 1994 near the Gisovu-Kibuye road. - Violence to life, health and physical or mental well-being of persons as a violation of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II as a war crime and outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment, rape and indecent assault as a violation of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II as a war crime as these charges had already been withdrawn by the Prosecution in its final trial brief.
- sentencing
- Niyitegeka received a sentence of life imprisonment.
- Appeals chamber verdict
- The conviction was affirmed by the Appeals Chamber on 9 July 2004.
- Status
- 2715
- Case number
- ICTR-96-14
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Literature
Hennessey, Tom and Gerry, Felicity - International Human Rights Law...
- Year
- 2012
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Reference link
- http://espace.cdu.edu.au/view/cdu:59770
- Full reference
- Hennessey, Tom and Felicity Gerry, International Human Rights Law and Sexual Violence against Men in Conflict Zones, Halsbury Law Exchange, 2012.
- Type of literature
- Grey Literature
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Hennessey, Tom and Gerry, Felicity
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Literature
Grey, Rosemary and Sheperd, Laura J. - ‘‘Stop Rape Now?’’: Masculinity, Responsibility,...
- Year
- 2012
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Reference link
- http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.916.3031&rep=rep1&type=pdf
- Full reference
- Grey, Rosemary and Laura J. Shepherd, "'Stop Rape Now?’': Masculinity, Responsibility, and Conflict-related Sexual Violence", in Men and Masculinities, 2012, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 115-135.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Grey, Rosemary and Shepherd, Laura J.
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Literature
Grey, Rosemary - Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes at the International Criminal Court: Practice, Progress and Potential
- Year
- 2019
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Children Sexual Violence against Men Achievements and Challenges of Sexual Violence Prosecution
- Reference link
- http://www.cambridge.org/de/academic/subjects/law/public-international-law/prosecuting-sexual-and-gender-based-crimes-international-criminal-court-practice-progress-and-potential?format=HB
- Full reference
- Rosemary Grey, Prosecuting Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes at the International Criminal Court: Practice, Progress and Potential, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 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, Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes, Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes
- Author
- Grey, Rosemary
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Literature
Goris, Ellen - Invisible Victims? Where are Male Victims...
- Year
- 2015
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Reference link
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1350506815605345
- Full reference
- Goris, Ellen, "Invisible Victims? Where are Male Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in International Law and Policy?", in European Journal of Women’s Studies, 2015, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 412-427.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Goris, Ellen
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Literature
Fein, Helen - Genocide and Gender: The Uses of Women...
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Reference link
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14623529908413934
- Full reference
- Fein, Helen, "Genocide and Gender: The Uses of Women and Group Destiny", in Journal of Genocide Research, 1999, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 43-63.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Fein, Helen
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Literature
Eriksson Baaz, Maria and Stern, Maria - The Complexity of Violence: A critical Analysis...
- Year
- 2010
- Issues
- Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Keywords
- Torture Execution Forced Recruitment Gender-Based Violence Sexual Violence against Men/Boys
- Reference link
- http://www.peacewomen.org/assets/file/Resources/NGO/vaw_thecomplexityofviolence_nordicafrica-sida_2010.pdf
- Full reference
- Baaz, Maria Eriksson and Maria Stern, The Complexity of Violence: A Critical Analysis of Sexual Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sida, 2010.
- Type of literature
- Grey Literature
- Research focus
- Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
- Author
- Eriksson Baaz, Maria and Stern, Maria
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