Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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  • Literature

    Sivakumaran, Sandesh - Lost in Translation: UN Responses to Sexual Violence...

    Year
    2010
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1742/1/Sivakumaran_Sexual_Violence_IRRC.pdf
    Full reference
    Sivakumaran, Sandesh, "Lost in Translation: UN Responses to Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in Situations of Armed Conflict", in International Review of the Red Cross, 2010, vol. 92, no. 877, pp. 1-19.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Obstacles to Establish Accountability for Sexual Violence Crimes
    Author
    Sivakumaran, Sandesh

  • Literature

    Sivakumaran, Sandesh - UN Responses to Sexual Violence against Men...

    Year
    2010
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1742/1/Sivakumaran_Sexual_Violence_IRRC.pdf
    Full reference
    Sivakumaran, Sandesh, "Lost in Translation: UN Responses to Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in Situations of Armed Conflict", in International Review of the Red Cross, 2010, vol. 92, no. 877 1-19.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes

  • Literature

    Lewis, Dustin A. - Unrecognized Victims: Sexual Violence Against Men...

    Year
    2009
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/9823975/Lewis_2009_UnrecognizedVictims.pdf?sequen
    Full reference
    Lewis, Dustin A., "Unrecognized Victims: Sexual Violence Against Men in Conflict Settings Under International Law", in Wisconsin International Law Journal, 2009, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 1-49.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Lewis, Dustin A.

  • Literature

    Stemple, Lara - Male Rape and Human Rights

    Year
    2009
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    https://repository.uchastings.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3728&context=hastings_law_journal
    Full reference
    Stemple, Lara, "Male Rape and Human Rights", in Hastings Law Journal, 2009, vol. 60, no. 3, pp.605-647.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Stemple, Lara

  • 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

  • Literature

    OCHA/Policy Development and Studies Branch - Meeting Report: Use of Sexual Violence...

    Year
    2008
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    https://www.peacewomen.org/sites/default/files/ocha_reportusesexualviolenceinconflict_0.pdf
    Full reference
    OCHA/Policy Development and Studies Branch, Meeting Report: Use of Sexual Violence in Conflict: Identifying Research Priorities to Inform More Effective Interventions, 26 June 2008, UN New York.
    Type of literature
    Grey Literature
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    OCHA/Policy Development and Studies Branch

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    District Court in Belgrade (War Crimes Chamber) - Anton Lekaj

    Year
    2007
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men Sexual Violence against Children
    Country
    Serbia
    Keywords
    Co-perpetration Common Objective of JCE Aiding and Abetting Sexual Violence against Men/Boys

    Reference link
    http://www.internationalcrimesdatabase.org/Case/1047
    Type of mechanism
    Domestic court
    Name of mechanism
    District Court in Belgrade (War Crimes Chamber)
    Name of accused
    Anton Lekaj
    Charges
    Lekaj was charged on 7 July 2005 with war crimes against civilians, including sexual assaults, including rape recognized by Article 142(1) of the Basic Penal Code in relation to Article 22 of the Basic Penal Code. Lekaj was held responsible as a co-perpetrator. Lekaj, as a member of the ‘Cipat’ group, aided and abetted KLA members in the realization of their joint plan to achieve full KLA control over the territory of Kosovo and Metohija and to expel all non-Albanians from the region. In particular, between 12 and 15 of June 1999, Lekaj, together with other members of the KLA, detained 13 non-Albanian civilians and transferred them to premises in the Pastrik Hotel. The 13 civilians were beaten, tortured, sexually abused, and some of them were even killed. The sexual abuse included a case of rape of a minor (together with another person) and the rape of a man (anal and oral). The crimes were held to have been committed in 1999 in the ?akovica municipality in the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.
    Trial chamber verdict
    On 18 September 2006, he was found guilty for war crimes against civilians, including rape.
    sentencing
    Lekaj was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment.
    Appeals chamber verdict
    On 6 April 2007, the High Court of Serbia also found Lekaj guilty and upheld the 13 years’ sentence.
    Status
    2715

  • Literature

    Sivakumaran, Sandesh - Sexual Violence Against Men in Armed Conflict

    Year
    2007
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men
    Country
    Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
    Keywords
    Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Forced Sterilization Forced Nudity Homosexuality Forced Masturbation

    Reference link
    http://ejil.org/pdfs/18/2/224.pdf
    Full reference
    Sivakumaran, Sandesh, "Sexual Violence Against Men in Armed Conflict", in The European Journal of International Law, 2007, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 253-276.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Sivakumaran, Sandesh

  • Literature

    Zawati, Hilmi M. - Impunity or Immunity : Wartime Male Rape...

    Year
    2007
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men
    Country
    Iraq, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia
    Keywords
    Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Medical/Health Care Rape/Sexual Violence in Prison Impunity Rape as a Weapon of War

    Reference link
    https://irct.org/assets/uploads/documentation%20.pdf
    Full reference
    Zawati, Hilmi M., "Impunity or Immunity: Wartime Male Rape and Sexual Torture as a Crime Against Humanity", in Torture Quarterly Journal on Rehabiliation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture, 2007, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 27-47.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Zawati, Hilmi M.

  • Literature

    Carpenter, R. Charli - Recognizing Gender-Based Violence against Civilian Men..

    Year
    2006
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men

    Reference link
    http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/929640/14195000/1316266922443/CARPENTER_RecognizingGenderBasedViolenceAgainstCivilianMenBoysConflict.pdf?token=HuxlbGwiVNKJzTAmLZJlHpyfeEk%3D
    Full reference
    Carpenter, R. Charli, "Recognizing Gender-Based Violence against Civilian Men and Boys in Conflict Situations", in Security Dialogue, 2006, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 83-103.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
    Author
    Carpenter, R. Charli

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