| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged |
| Contents |
Gender, violence, and conflict -- Rape as a weapon of war -- Devastated homes, ruptured lives -- Ending impunity -- Women building peace -- Recommendations |
| Summary |
In most of today's wars, civilian casualties far outnumber those of armed combatants. Women and men both suffer human rights violations in conflicts, such as unlawful killings and torture. However, the particular ways in which women are targeted for violence, or are otherwise affected by armed conflict, are usually overlooked. Women and girls are more likely to be the target of sexual violence, especially rape. Women face extra, sometimes insurmountable, obstacles to obtaining justice, because of the stigma attached to survivors of sexual violence, and women's disadvantaged position in society. Whether civilians or combatants, refugees or displaced people, the impact of war weighs particularly heavy on women. In this report, Amnesty International shows some of the ways in which conflict affects women, and the many different roles which women play in conflict. Women are not only victims and survivors, but also activists, negotiators, peace-builders and human rights defenders. Attempts to address the human rights consequences of conflict, including its particular effects on women, can only be comprehensive and long-lasting if women play an active part in rebuilding society at all levels |
| Notes |
"AI Index: ACT 77/075/2004." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and appendix |
| Notes |
Cover title taken from PDF title screen (viewed July 26, 2007) |
| Subject |
Rape victims.
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Women and war.
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War crimes -- Women
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Women -- Crimes against -- Prevention
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Human rights.
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Armed Forces -- Women -- Crimes against
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Sex crimes
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Human Rights
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Sex Offenses
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Human rights.
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Rape victims.
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Sex crimes.
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Women and war.
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Women -- Crimes against -- Prevention.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0862103630 |
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9780862103637 |
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