Wartime sexual violence
Wartime sexual violence is rape or other forms of sexual violence committed by combatants during an armed conflict, war, or military occupation. This type of violence is often committed as spoils of war, but in the case of ethnic conflict, the phenomenon has broader sociological motivations. During periods of armed conflict, cases of sexual violence may encompass a range of behaviors, including gang rape and rape with the use of objects. It is distinct from sexual harassment and sexual assaults and rape committed amongst troops in military service. During war and armed conflict, rape is frequently used as a means of psychological warfare in order to humiliate and terrorize the enemy. Wartime sexual violence may occur in a variety of situations, including institutionalized sexual slavery, wartime sexual violence associated with specific battles or massacres, as well as individual or isolated acts of sexual violence. Rape can also be recognized as genocide when it is committed with the intent...
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