In the context of armed conflict, violence against women has particular signi...
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In the context of armed conflict, violence against women has particular significance. The worst crimes are committed in times of war, which exacerbates the inequality of women. Thus rape is a message of castration and mutilation of the enemy, a battle fought among men but carried out on the bodies of women.
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence