96 research outputs found
Supranational criminal prosecution of sexual violence:The ICC and the practice of the ICTY and the ICTR
Tragedy and tiumph:Rwandan women's resilience in the face of sexual violence
<p>An estimated 250,000 to 500,000 women were raped during the Rwandan genocide which took place over 17 years ago. Many survivors then had to deal with the shunning by their families and communities and diseases such as HIV.</p><p>Little attention has been paid to this situation, as prosecuting rape has not been a priority internationally, let alone at the national level. Nevertheless, there exist a number of promising initiatives in Rwanda that signal a shift in how sexual violence is addressed.</p>
The use of population-based surveys for prosecutions at the International Criminal Court: A case study of Democratic Republic of Congo
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