THE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF WARFARE IN ARMED CONFLICTS
THE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF WARFARE IN ARMED CONFLICTS
Author(s): Collins G. AdeyanjuSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Customs / Folklore, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Political Theory, Political Sciences, Governance, Sociology, Theology and Religion, Islam studies, Religion and science , Security and defense, Military policy, Developing nations, Political behavior, Political psychology, Politics and law, Politics and communication, Politics and religion, Politics and society, History and theory of political science, Comparative politics, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Health and medicine and law, Family and social welfare, Demography and human biology, Victimology, History of Islam, Contemporary Islamic Thought, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Sociology of Religion, Sociology of Law, Politics of History/Memory, Politics and Identity, Peace and Conflict Studies, Sharia Law, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Institute for Research and European Studies - Bitola
Keywords: Gender-Based Violence; Boko Haram; Women; Girls Abduction; Armed Conflict; Human Shield; Sexual Abuse; Suicide Bombers
Summary/Abstract: The gender-based violence in recent times has become an integral part of the on-going Boko Haram Insurgency in North-East Nigeria. Since the full-scale declaration of combat between the Nigerian state and the insurgent group, the asymmetrical tactics of the group have been evolving, based on its capabilities. The recent spike in the targeted raid and attack on female schools, markets, and female institutions purposely for abduction and kidnapping of women and girls indicated this assertion. Due to the depletion of its fighters and loss of territories, there is a surge in mass deployment of ‘women and young girls’ as material instruments of warfare: fighters, suicide bombers, human shields, bargaining tools, sex slaves, informants, and so on. This article appraises the gender push-pull factors responsible, motivation behind the current behavior, and proffers some policy guidance.
Journal: Journal of Liberty and International Affairs
- Issue Year: 6/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 57-70
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English