1st Edition

Silenced Victims of Wartime Sexual Violence

By Olivera Simic Copyright 2018
216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

The condemnation of wartime sexual violence as a gross violation of human rights has received widespread support. While rape and other forms of sexual violence have attracted considerable local and international attention, this often excludes wartime sexual violence among women belonging to so-called ‘perpetrator’ war-torn nations. This book explores the silence surrounding women’s experiences of... Read more

Introduction: Disrupting the Legacy of Mass Rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chapter 1: Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and its ‘Silences’

Chapter 2: Revisiting Mass Rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chapter 3: Ethnic Politicisation of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Chapter 4: Becoming a Victim in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chapter 5: The Women’s Court in Sarajevo: Challenges and Reflections

Chapter 6: The Role of Civil Society in Assisting Women Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

Chapter 7: The Politics of Writing/Researching the ‘Silenced’ Women

Biography

Olivera Simić is a Senior Lecturer at the Griffith University Law School, Brisbane, Australia.