Journal: Juris Europensis Scientia
Year: 2023

The article analyzes sexual violence as a violation of human rights.It is argued that during an armed conflict, cases of such violence can be interpreted as crimes against humanity, war crimes, or genocide.Violence against women, especially sexual violence, has been used during armed conflicts throughout human history.Sexual violence is only one of many forms of violence in armed conflict.They can be paired with mass killings, displacement of civilians, arbitrary detention, abductions, looting,