Forgotten Victims: Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse in the Aftermath of Conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Forgotten Victims: Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse in the Aftermath of Conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Author(s): Anna GopsillSubject(s): Gender Studies, Civil Society, Social history, Studies in violence and power, Victimology, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Udruženje “Pravnik”
Keywords: International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia; forgotten victims; sexual abuse; Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Summary/Abstract: During the wars in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, sexual assault was a widespread phenomenon. The sexual abuse and rape of women has been recognised as being perpetrated on a systematic, genocidal scale. Alongside this, sexual assault of men was widely perpetrated in detention centres and concentration camps but is much less recognised or acknowledged than assault against women. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) directly addressed the sexual assault of both men and women and in particular focused on the question of who was responsible for the perpetration of the abuse. This essay examines the treatment of the sexual assault of men at the ICTY and the provisions in place for male survivors of sexual abuse within the region of the former Yugoslavia.
Journal: International Journal on Rule of Law, Transitional Justice and Human Rights
- Issue Year: 5/2014
- Issue No: 5
- Page Range: 117-126
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English