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The shame of war. Sexual violence against women and girls in conflict

Document number
1893
Date
2007
Title
The shame of war. Sexual violence against women and girls in conflict
Author/publisher
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
IRIN publication, Violence, Human rights violation, Crime against humanity, War crime, Armed conflict, Post-conflict situation, Terrorism, Women's rights; Women;
Summary
This book was born out of shock. It was also born out of the research and extraordinary testimonies collected for a previous publication on gender-based violence produced at the end of 2005. The photo/reference book Broken Bodies - Broken Dreams: Violence against women exposed is a work of analysis and reportage combined with personal testimonies, case studies and extensive use of photography, covering all aspects of gender-based violence. During the development of that publication, it became clear that the issue of sexual violence in times of conflict and post-conflict was in need of urgent attention. Readers of both publications will find some areas of deliberate duplication and overlap. Too long left unexposed and considered a natural or unavoidable aspect of war, the practice of mass rape and brutal sexual torture of women and girls in conflict has to be challenged.
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