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
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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
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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.
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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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