Rwanda and former Yugoslavia are the latest examples of this. Members of international tribunals who deal with their own national murders and war crimes must also follow up on the facts of violence against women. Culprits can only be accused and judged when victims and witnesses receive the necessary protection.
War means violence and organised crime.
Rape is the most effective way to submit and exclude the female population and to crush a women's dignity and self esteem. Rape and similar war crimes have been discussed under the concept of sexuality and natural instinct for a long time. However rape as a violation of human rights has had a difficult entrance on discussion floors. At first, perhaps it isn't immediately obvious that the rape of women, young and old, had been committed in the states of the former Yugoslavia right since the outbreak of the war. It is a myth that women voluntarily have children after the war's end in order to replace lost population.