"Failed" masculinity and sexual violence
As the roles of men and women in Congo are changing, men struggle to fit in their prescribed roles of dominant masculinity. For some of them, violence is a means to regain control and authority. By...
Former member of Serb forces sentenced to prison for 1992 rape
Earlier this month, Krsto Dostic was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the widespread and systematic attack against Bosnian civilians. Former Bosnian Serb soldier Dostic, a former...
ICC convicts Malian rebel leader of destruction of buildings – but not of sexual violence ...
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted the leader of an Islamist militia group in Mali. After Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi pleaded guilty to the destruction of nine ancient buildings in...
Still no justice 7 years after stadium massacre and sexual violence in Guinea
Seven years ago, Guinea’s security forces opened fire on peaceful opposition protesters, leaving more than 150 people dead. Many women were brutally raped, abuses that followed in the days after....
Demand for investigation of sexual abuse during 2006 protest in Mexico
The Inter-American Commission on Human rights has claimed that Mexico has insufficiently investigated the sexual abuse of women detained in police custody following protests in 2006. Reports of the...
Focus on crimes of sexual violence in Ongwen trial
The ICC trial set for December 6th against LRA commander Dominic Ongwen will include crimes of sexual violence, among them rape, sexual slavery and forced marriage. The focus on these types of...
Nadia Murad: 'sexual slavery committed in front of us'
On August 31st, Yvette Kabuo, lawyer and coordinator of the Panzi Legal Clinic, and Nadia Murad, a Human Rights Activist, were panellists discussing, “Fighting Impunity for Conflict Related Sexual...
Raped and tortured by IS, Yazidi women recover in Germany
A teenage Yazidi girl described how she burned herself alive to escape rape and torture by the Islamic State terror group. When she heard voices of men outside her tent, she thought the...
Report highlights how sexual violence is used as torture in Syrian prisons
Amnesty International released a report today documenting how torture is a “routine occurrence” within detention facilities. Included among the acts of torture is sexual violence, where evidence...
