Rape as Weapon of War in the Eastern DRC?: The Victims’ Perspective
Rape as Weapon of War in the Eastern DRC?: The Victims’ Perspective
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刚果民主共和国东部将强奸作为战争武器？：受害者的视角
DOI：
10.1353/hrq.2011.0005
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
1
通讯作者：
Anna Maedl
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作者：
Anna Maedl
猖獗的性暴力是刚果民主共和国武装冲突中发生的最可怕的侵犯人权行为之一。联合国称这些虐待行为是“战略性的”和“战争武器”。这两个标签在人权讨论中都有具体的含义。然而，在刚果民主共和国的背景下，缺乏探索这些概念的结构化数据。为了解决这一经验差距，25强奸幸存者进行了采访。在受害者看来，强奸有多种不同的目的，似乎是地方性的，不分青红皂白。强奸是战争的惯用伎俩。
Rampant sexual violence is one of the most horrendous human rights abuses taking place within Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) armed conflict. The UN has called these abuses “strategic” and a “weapon of war.” Both labels carry specific implications within the human rights discourse. However, there is a lack of structured data exploring these concepts in the context of the DRC. To address this empirical gap, twenty-five rape survivors were interviewed. In the eyes of the victims the rapes served a multitude of different purposes and appear to be both endemic and indiscriminate. The rapes are the modus operandi of the war.