Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database
A collection of relevant literature and case law
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Literature
Askin, Kelly D. - A Decade of the Development of Gender Crimes...
- Year
- 2004
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Country
- Rwanda, Former Yugoslavia
- Keywords
- NGO Torture Enslavement Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Rape with Foreign Objects
- Reference link
- https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=http://scholar.google.de/&httpsredir=1&article=1370&context=hrbrief
- Full reference
- Askin, Kelly D, "A Decade of the Development of Gender Crimes in International Courts and Tribunals: 1993 to 2003", in Human Rights Brief, 2004, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 16-19.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Askin, Kelly D.
- Type of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
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Literature
Bringedal Houge, Anette - Re-presentations of Defendant Perpetrators...
- Year
- 2015
- Issues
- Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Reference link
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azv065
- Full reference
- Bringedal Houge, Anette, "Re-presentations of Defendant Perpetrators in Sexual War Violence Cases before International and Military Criminal Courts", in Brit. J. Criminol., 2015, vol. 56, no.3, pp. 1-19.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
- Author
- Bringedal Houge, Anette
- Type of mechanism
- US courts-martial, International Criminal Tribunal/Court
- Name of mechanism
- International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
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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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Literature
Christian, Mervyn et al. - Sexual and Gender Based Violence Against Men in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Year
- 2011
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Keywords
- Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Masculinity Men as Victims
- Reference link
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13623699.2011.645144
- Full reference
- Christian, Mervyn, Octave Safari, Paul Ramazani, Gilbert Burnham and Nancy Glass, "Sexual and Gender Based Violence Against Men in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Effects on Survivors, Their Families and the Community", in Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 2011, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 227-246.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
- Author
- Christian, Mervyn; Safari, Octave; Ramazani, Paul; Burnham, Gilbert and Glass, Nancy
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Literature
De Brouwer, Anne-Marie - The Importance of Understanding Sexual Violence...
- Year
- 2015
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes Sexual Violence against Men Female Perpetrators of Sexual Violence
- Reference link
- https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1871&context=cilj
- Full reference
- De Brouwer, Anne-Marie, "The Importance of Understanding Sexual Violence in Conflict for Investigation and Prosecution Purposes," in Cornell International Law Journal, 2015, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 639-666.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Investigation, Prosecution and Prevention of Conflict related Sexual Violence
- Author
- De Brouwer, Anne-Marie
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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
Dolan, Chris - Addressing Sexual Violence against Men and Boys in Conflict
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Country
- Syria, Libya, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Keywords
- Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Rape NGO Prevention Survivor
- Reference link
- https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/Into_The_Mainstream-Addressing_Sexual_Violence_against_Men_and_Boys_in_Conflict.pdf
- Full reference
- Dolan, Chris, "Into the mainstream: Addressing sexual violence against men and boys in conflict", A briefing paper prepared for the workshop held at the Overseas Development Institute, London, 14 May 2014
- Type of literature
- Grey Literature
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Dolan, Chris
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Literature
Durham, Helen and O'Byrne, Katie - The Dialogue of Difference...
- Year
- 2010
- Issues
- Sexual Violence against Men
- Reference link
- http://www.corteidh.or.cr/tablas/r24598.pdf
- Full reference
- Durham, Helen and Katie O’Byrne, "The Dialogue of Difference: Gender Perspectives on International Humanitarian Law", in International Review of the Red Cross, 2010, vol. 92, no. 877, pp. 1-22.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Gaps in the Jurisprudence and Legislation on Conflict-related Sexual Violence crimes
- Author
- Durham, Helen and O’Byrne, Katie
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Literature
Eichert, David - “Homosexualization” Revisited: An Audience-Focused Theorization of Wartime Male Sexual Violence
- Year
- 2018
- Issues
- Definitions/Elements of Sexual Violence Crimes
- Reference link
- http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616742.2018.1522264
- Full reference
- David Eichert, “‘Homosexualization Revisited: An Audience-Focused Theorization of Wartime Male Sexual Violence”, in International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2018, pp. 1-25.
- Type of literature
- Journal Article
- Research focus
- Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
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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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