Sexual Crimes in Conflict Database

A collection of relevant literature and case law

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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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    ICTY - Stevan Todorovic (“Bosanski Šamac”)

    Year
    2001
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Rape Rape/Sexual Violence in Prison Forced Oral Sex Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Inhuman Treatment

    Reference link
    http://www.icty.org/cases/party/790/4
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
    Name of accused
    Stevan Todorovic
    Charges
    - Persecution as a crime against humanity under Article 7(1) (ordering) for ordering six men to perform fellatio on each other at the police station in Bosanski Šamac on three different occasions in May and June 1992.- Rape as a crime against humanity, humiliating and degrading treatment as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and torture or inhuman treatment as a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as a war crime under Article 7(1) for forcing or ordering prisoners to perform acts of fellatio upon each other, sometimes in the presence of several other prisoners and guards, on various occasions.
    Trial chamber verdict
    Todorovic entered a guilty plea on 13 December 2000 and was found guilty by the Trial Chamber on 19 January 2001 of: - Persecution as a crime against humanity As Todorovic entered a guilty plea to persecution as a crime against humanity only, the other sexual violence charges were withdrawn. Todorovic was therefore found not guilty of: - Rape as a crime against humanity, humiliating and degrading treatment as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and torture or inhuman treatment as a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as a war crime
    sentencing
    Todorovic received a prison sentence of 10 years by the Trial Chamber on 31 July 2001.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    IT-95-9/1

  • 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)

  • 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

  • Jurisprudence judicial mechanism

    ICTY - Ranko Cesic (“Brcko”)

    Year
    2004
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men
    Country
    Former Yugoslavia
    Keywords
    Sexual Violence against Men/Boys Forced Oral Sex Detention Centers Forced Rape of Family Members

    Reference link
    http://www.icty.org/cases/party/678/4
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
    Name of accused
    Ranko Cesic
    Charges
    - Humiliating and degrading treatment as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime and rape as a crime against humanity under Article 7(1) (committing) for forcing, at gunpoint, two Muslim brothers detained at Luka camp to perform fellatio on each other in the presence of others on about 11 May 1992.
    Trial chamber verdict
    Cesic entered a guilty plea to all counts in the indictment (on 8 October 2003). Cesic was found guilty by the Trial Chamber of: - Humiliating and degrading treatment as a violation of the laws or customs of war as a war crime - Rape as a crime against humanity
    sentencing
    Cesic was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment on 11 March 2004.
    Status
    2715
    Case number
    IT-95-10/1

  • Literature

    Oosterfoff, Pauline et al. - Sexual Torture of Men in Croatia...

    Year
    2004
    Issues
    Sexual Violence against Men
    Country
    Croatia
    Keywords
    Electroshock Castration Sexual Violence against Men/Boys

    Reference link
    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1016/S0968-8080%2804%2923115-9?needAccess=true
    Full reference
    Oosterhoff, Pauline, Prisca Zwanikken and Evert Ketting, "Sexual Torture of Men in Croatia and Other Conflict Situations: An Open Secret", Reproductive Health Matters, 2004, vol. 12, no. 23, pp. 68–77.
    Type of literature
    Journal Article
    Research focus
    Causality, Functionality and Logic of Conflict-related Sexual Violence
    Author
    Oosterhoff, Pauline; Zwanikken, Prisca and Ketting, Evert
    Type of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal/Court
    Name of mechanism
    International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

  • 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

  • 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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