Terror through rape: Sexual violence inflicted
in the context of the Mexican drug war
Terror through rape: Sexual violence inflicted
in the context of the Mexican drug war
Author(s): Greta E. Angel HernándezSubject(s): Criminology, Victimology, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Akademia Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna w Łodzi
Keywords: sexual violence; war crimes; conflict; feminism;
Summary/Abstract: This essay examines the violent conflict between the Mexican government and cartelsoperating inside Mexico, which is still not legally recognized as a war. The result is the in-ability to punish soldiers-aggressors who commit rape as an official crime against humanity.
Journal: Civitas Hominibus
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 61-72
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English