Tragedy and triumph: Rwandan women's resilience in the face of sexual violence

<p>An estimated 250,000 to 500,000 women were raped during the Rwandan genocide which took place over 17 years ago. Many survivors then had to deal with the shunning by their families and communities and diseases such as HIV.</p><p>Little attention has been...

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Autores principales:	Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Anne-Marie de Brouwer
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Publicado:	Amsterdam Law Forum 2011
Materias:	Sexual violence international criminal law international tribunals gacaca Rwanda human rights women United Nations international criminal court victims international community Law K
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:33cfa905217448d58820c282658837ad2021-12-02T06:01:36ZTragedy and triumph: Rwandan women's resilience in the face of sexual violence1876-8156https://doaj.org/article/33cfa905217448d58820c282658837ad2011-05-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ojs.ubvu.vu.nl/alf/article/view/205https://doaj.org/toc/1876-8156<p>An estimated 250,000 to 500,000 women were raped during the Rwandan genocide which took place over 17 years ago. Many survivors then had to deal with the shunning by their families and communities and diseases such as HIV.</p><p>Little attention has been paid to this situation, as prosecuting rape has not been a priority internationally, let alone at the national level. Nevertheless, there exist a number of promising initiatives in Rwanda that signal a shift in how sexual violence is addressed.</p>Sandra Ka Hon ChuAnne-Marie de BrouwerAmsterdam Law ForumarticleSexual violenceinternational criminal lawinternational tribunalsgacacaRwandahuman rightswomenUnited Nationsinternational criminal courtvictimsinternational communityLawKENAmsterdam Law Forum, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 203-205 (2011)
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spellingShingle	Sexual violence international criminal law international tribunals gacaca Rwanda human rights women United Nations international criminal court victims international community Law K Sandra Ka Hon Chu Anne-Marie de Brouwer Tragedy and triumph: Rwandan women's resilience in the face of sexual violence
description	<p>An estimated 250,000 to 500,000 women were raped during the Rwandan genocide which took place over 17 years ago. Many survivors then had to deal with the shunning by their families and communities and diseases such as HIV.</p><p>Little attention has been paid to this situation, as prosecuting rape has not been a priority internationally, let alone at the national level. Nevertheless, there exist a number of promising initiatives in Rwanda that signal a shift in how sexual violence is addressed.</p>
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title	Tragedy and triumph: Rwandan women's resilience in the face of sexual violence
title_short	Tragedy and triumph: Rwandan women's resilience in the face of sexual violence
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Tragedy and triumph: Rwandan women's resilience in the face of sexual violence

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