Comments on: Rape as a weapon of war: What do you think? http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/deplorable-rape-still-used-as-a-weapon-of-war/ A social platform for raising global issues and finding solutions Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:57:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rape as a war crime in the Democratic Republic of Congo – Conversations for a Better World http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/deplorable-rape-still-used-as-a-weapon-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Rape as a war crime in the Democratic Republic of Congo – Conversations for a Better World Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:32:42 +0000 http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1660#comment-1567 [...] is a response to the blog-post, “Rape as a weapon of war: What do you think” SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Rape as a war crime in the Democratic Republic of Congo", [...] [...] is a response to the blog-post, “Rape as a weapon of war: What do you think” SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Rape as a war crime in the Democratic Republic of Congo", [...]

]]> By: Andy Seale http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/deplorable-rape-still-used-as-a-weapon-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Andy Seale Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:19:14 +0000 http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1660#comment-1330 A very important issue Radha. Chris Dolan has done some really interesting work in Northern Uganda looking at masculinity, power and violence - and the use of rape as a weapon in conflict. His work offers insights into how the rape of women, men and children can be viewed as a systematic strategy to humiliate and disempower opposition. If I have understood his conclusions well then part of the approach needed in developing strategies must look at masulinity and the sexual and social norms over societies. In societies with strong sexual and social norms (and lets face it which societies don't have strong sexual and social norms) rape can be the ultimate attempt to dehumanize individuals and destabilize communities. Chris talks about the need to support the development of multiple models of masculinity including those that are less sexist and heterosexit as a way to undermine the 'incentive' for armed forces to use such tactics in the first place. Such work is clearly long-term and complex but useful to think about all the same. A very important issue Radha. Chris Dolan has done some really interesting work in Northern Uganda looking at masculinity, power and violence – and the use of rape as a weapon in conflict. His work offers insights into how the rape of women, men and children can be viewed as a systematic strategy to humiliate and disempower opposition. If I have understood his conclusions well then part of the approach needed in developing strategies must look at masulinity and the sexual and social norms over societies. In societies with strong sexual and social norms (and lets face it which societies don’t have strong sexual and social norms) rape can be the ultimate attempt to dehumanize individuals and destabilize communities. Chris talks about the need to support the development of multiple models of masculinity including those that are less sexist and heterosexit as a way to undermine the ‘incentive’ for armed forces to use such tactics in the first place. Such work is clearly long-term and complex but useful to think about all the same.

]]> By: Caroline Sykora http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/deplorable-rape-still-used-as-a-weapon-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-1242 Caroline Sykora Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:38:29 +0000 http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1660#comment-1242 My expertise is on minority issues in Central and Southeast Europe and so my knowledge on this specific subject is limited. But I know that a component of the war in the former Yugoslavia was violence based on gender. Though I am not sure of any actual interventions during the war in that region, I do know there have been initiatives afterward. Also the former Women’s Caucus for Gender Justice did a lot of work around how violence against women would be dealt with at the International Criminal Court—based on the Rwandan and Yugoslavian tribunals. That may be a good place to start in terms of talking about interventions. If anyone has more information about that work, it would be good to read about it. My expertise is on minority issues in Central and Southeast Europe and so my knowledge on this specific subject is limited. But I know that a component of the war in the former Yugoslavia was violence based on gender. Though I am not sure of any actual interventions during the war in that region, I do know there have been initiatives afterward.

Also the former Women’s Caucus for Gender Justice did a lot of work around how violence against women would be dealt with at the International Criminal Court—based on the Rwandan and Yugoslavian tribunals. That may be a good place to start in terms of talking about interventions. If anyone has more information about that work, it would be good to read about it.

]]> By: rumbleth http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/2009/11/deplorable-rape-still-used-as-a-weapon-of-war/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 rumbleth Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:30:13 +0000 http://www.conversationsforabetterworld.com/?p=1660#comment-1198 Great post Radha, thank-you for calling attention to this issue through this forum. There was an excellent piece in the Washington Times in September that addressed rape as a weapon of war in the Congo. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/08/special-section-rape-and-recovery-congo/ Haunting, devastating, and a topic that needs to be addressed. In my next post I begin to look at the gender identifies of nations and would like to now link this to the topic you have addressed. Looking forward to continued conversation. Tanya Rumble Great post Radha, thank-you for calling attention to this issue through this forum. There was an excellent piece in the Washington Times in September that addressed rape as a weapon of war in the Congo. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/08/special-section-rape-and-recovery-congo/

Haunting, devastating, and a topic that needs to be addressed. In my next post I begin to look at the gender identifies of nations and would like to now link this to the topic you have addressed.

Looking forward to continued conversation.

Tanya Rumble

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