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040 _aAFVC
100 _aGorris, Ellen Anna Philo
_910271
245 _aInvisible victims?
_bWhere are male victims of conflict-related sexual violence in international law and policy?
_cEllen Anna Philo Gorris
260 _bSage,
_c2015
500 _aEuropean Journal of Women's Studies, 2015, 22(4): 412-427
520 _aIn this article the author argues that men and boys have been historically and structurally rendered an invisible group of victims in international human rights and policy responses towards conflict-related sexual violence stemming from the United Nations. The apparent female-focused approach of instruments on sexual violence is criticized followed by a discussion – through analysis and interviews with legal scholars and champions for the recognition of male survivors’ experiences – of the first ‘emergence’ of male victims in these instruments and key actors involved in this process. The existing serious dichotomy between visible and invisible victims is prominently based on their ‘gender identity’ and leads to structural discrimination of male victims of rape or other forms of sexual violence. To overcome this situation and develop more inclusive instruments, a reconceptualization is needed of the meaning and use of words like ‘gender’ and ‘gender-based violence’. Additionally, a more intersectional approach to sexual violence should be adopted, understanding that victims have a multitude of identities such as ethnicity or religious affiliation that make them particularly vulnerable to suffering. (Author's abstract). TOAH-NNEST notes that "MSSAT NZ, Kenneth Clearwater alongside Alastair Hilton and Chris Dolan were interviewed for this paper to provide insight about their experiences that clearly led to a decrease in invisibility for male survivors of sexual violence and abuse." Record #7286
650 _aABUSED MEN
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650 _aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
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650 _aHUMAN RIGHTS
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650 _aINTERSECTIONALITY
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650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
_9531
650 0 _99763
_aVICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES
650 0 _aVICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
_96716
651 _aINTERNATIONAL
_93624
773 0 _tEuropean Journal of Women's Studies, 2015, 22(4): 412-427
830 _aEuropean Journal of Women's Studies
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856 _uhttp://toah-nnest.org.nz/images/European-Journal-of-Womens-Studies-2015-Gorris-412-27.pdf
_zRead online
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1350506815605345
_zDOI: 10.1177/1350506815605345
942 _2ddc
_cARTICLE