Bodies Are Not Battlegrounds: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence as a War Tactic: A Ukrainian Case Study

Jul 14, 2025

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Updated: Mar 3

By examining the historical precedent and contemporary manifestations of sexual violence in armed conflicts and honing in on the instances of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Ukraine, this Note elucidates the multifaceted nature of sexual violence as a tool of terror and control, underscores its enduring impact on survivors and communities, and advocates for the state implementation of measures to address and prevent such atrocities.

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Faafaca Scac

2 days ago

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Fred Adu

4 days ago

The Ukrainian case study makes the framing of bodies as battlegrounds painfully concrete, especially in showing how sexual and gender-based violence functions as a war tactic. I’ve been using https://3daistudio.pro/convert/dae-to-glb