Chapter 2. Sexual Violence Against Migrant Women and Children

2014 ◽  
pp. 44-67
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Women And Children

Women’s Antifascist Resistance on German-Occupied Territory Through the Lens of Soviet Leaflets, 1941–1945

2021 ◽  
pp. 002200942098804
Author(s):  
Regina Kazyulina
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Home Front ◽  
The Self ◽  
World War ◽  
Occupied Territory ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Second World ◽  
Unrealistic Expectations

During the Second World War, approximately 28,500 Soviet women fought in the ranks of the partisans on Soviet territory temporarily occupied by the Wehrmacht. Although Soviet propaganda destined for the home front often spoke about their contributions, they eschewed direct appeals for others to follow in their footsteps. In contrast, partisan leaflets distributed across occupied territory overtly called on local women to join the partisan movement and fight alongside men. This essay explores how Soviet propagandists attempted to engage with local women on occupied territory through partisan leaflets and the kinds of expectations they sought to convey. Partisan leaflets not only exploited the image of the self-sacrificing partizanka to encourage women to sacrifice themselves but also vividly and graphically detailed crimes committed against women and children in order to inspire hatred. Such depictions were meant to steal the resolve of local civilians, while simultaneously discouraging behavior that was thought to aid the enemy. The representations conveyed in partisan leaflets encouraged a duality that saw women portrayed either as Soviet-style amazons or victims of sexual violence and rape. While promoting partisan recruitment, such representations encouraged unrealistic expectations and foreshadowed the violence that awaited women who failed to live up to them.

scholarly journals Migrants’ Sexual Violence in the Mediterranean Region: A Regional Analysis

Sexes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-314
Author(s):  
Demetris Hadjicharalambous ◽  
Stavros Parlalis
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Regional Analysis ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Promote Gender Equality ◽  
The Mediterranean

Migration in the Mediterranean region has increased greatly during the last years. Reports and studies reveal that violence and injuries among refugees and migrants is a common occurrence in the WHO Europe Region. Available literature indicates that sexual violence incidents take place: (a) during the migratory journey to the host country, (b) while in detention centers, (c) once migrants have reached their destination, and (d) during the period in which a woman is subject of trafficking. This manuscript explores how sexual violence against refugee/immigrant women is presented in the international literature; a narrative review of the literature was conducted on the phenomenon of migration in the Mediterranean area, and specifically on sexual violence of migrant women. In order to face the challenges faced by migrant women victims of sexual violence, the following policies are suggested by international literature: (a) offer emergency medical and health care to sexual violence survivors, which is usually relatively limited, (b) offer mental health care and psychological support for sexual violence when planning services to provide clinical care, and (c) work towards the aim of transforming norms and values in order to promote gender equality and support non-violent behaviours.

scholarly journals Community-Based Recovery for Sexual Violence Victims: The Case of Hapsari

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atikah Rahmi ◽  
Hotma Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Grassroots Organization ◽  
Social Violence ◽  
Recovery Mechanism ◽  
The North ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Sexual Abuse Victims ◽  
Community Based Services

Sexual abuse victims experienced physical, psychological, economic and social violence, which lead to trauma. However, there has been no systematic policy to support their recovery. This paper argues for the need for a recovery mechanism system for sexual violence victims, as implemented by Hapsari. This study employs a qualitative approach, with interviews as the means to obtain data. Subjects in this research included women and children in the North Sumatera. This research finds out that community-based recovery has a significant impact on the victims, and is able to empower them to be independent in making a decision and blend with society. As a grassroots organization, Hapsari supports community-based services to reduce violence against women and children, protect victims and gather supports for the sustainability of recovery services. Apart from this, the state should also participate in protecting those people, especially in terms of policy and regulations.

‘A Murderous ‘Underclass’? The Press Reporting of Sexually Motivated Murder

1996 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Grover ◽  
Keith Soothill
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
The Press ◽  
Sexual Murder ◽  
Economic Background ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
The Right ◽  
Poor Communities

The ‘underclass’ is widely held by commentators of the Right to be responsible for a host of social problems, including violent crime. This paper shows how in the reporting of sexually motivated murder in a sample of nine British newspapers for one complete year (1992), the image constructed is one where unemployed and other marginalised men are portrayed as the main perpetrators of sexual violence. This, the authors argue, hampers our understanding of sexual violence, for it suggests that it is only men of a ‘low’ socio-economic background who are a potential threat to women and children. It is also suggested that the ‘symbolic environment’ of the press reporting of sexual murder provides a context in which a more authoritarian benefit regime and greater control of poor communities can be spuriously justified.

Underreporting sexual violence among ‘ethnic’1 migrant women: perspectives from Aotearoa/New Zealand

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 837-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Setayesh Rahmanipour ◽  
Shannon Kumar ◽  
Rachel Simon-Kumar
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand

scholarly journals Women Survivors of the Armenian Genocide: Liberation and Relief at the Aleppo Rescue Home

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-30
Author(s):  
Edita Gzoyan
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Women Survivors ◽  
Ottoman Empire ◽  
League Of Nations ◽  
Armenian Genocide ◽  
Male Population ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Armenian Population ◽  
Armenian Women

Abstract Genocide perpetrated against the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire was both gender-oriented and age-oriented. The Armenian male population was generally killed before or at the beginning of deportation, while women and children, as well as being massacred, were also subjected to different forms of physical and sexual violence during the death marches. Children were also forcibly transfered to the enemy group, while women were abducted or forcibly married. The experiences and fates of Armenian women and children offer a perspective on how complex and multi-faceted the phenomenon of genocide is. Based on the surveys of rescued Armenian women kept in the archives of the League of Nations, this article will present the fate of women during and after the Armenian Genocide.

scholarly journals THE ATTITUDINAL MEANING BUILT BY KONDE.CO REGARDING THE RATIFICATION OF CHEMICAL CASTRATION PENALTY

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-381
Author(s):  
Hidayatul Mahmudah ◽  
Harni Kartika Ningsih
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Appraisal Theory ◽  
Chemical Castration ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
The Government ◽  
Negative Impacts

The rise of sexual violence against women and children encourages the government to establish Government Regulation (Peraturan Pemerintah) hereafter (PP) number 70 of 2020, which contains the application of the chemical castration penalty for the offenders of sexual violence. This regulation causes pros and cons from the various parties, including women and children's observer community, selected in this case Konde.co. This study aims to discuss the attitude or position built by Konde.co toward the Government Regulation (PP) ratification concerning the chemical castration penalty for the sexual violence offenders. This research uses a qualitative approach, especially discourse analysis. The discourse analysis in this research uses the appraisal theory, which studies the attitudesystem explicitly The result of this research shows that the attitude that appears in the text is generally negative. Furthermore, the attitude aspect with the highest frequency is negative judgement.The negative attitude refers to the incompatibility and inability of the chemical castration penalty in overcoming the sexual violence problem in Indonesia. The chemical castration penalty has negative impacts, such as exacerbating sexual violence in Indonesia in the future, disturbing, like an inclement regulation, and violating human rights. The positive attitude refers to the PP’s capacity for the chemical castration penalty of the sexual violence offenders in upholding the rights of the underprivileged. Other priorities that Konde.co considers more critical in overcoming the sexual violence problem are the recovery of the victims and the immediate ratification of the Bill on the Elimination of Sexual Violence. 

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI PROGRAM PENANGANAN KORBAN KEKERASAN SEKSUAL PADA ANAK LAKI-LAKI DI KABUPATEN KARAWANG TAHUN 2017-2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Nindi Nurfahmi Setyani ◽  
Maulana Rifai ◽  
Prilla Marsingga
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Service Center ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Administration ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
The Government ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Integrated Service

The level of sexual violence against children is increasing every year, both for girls and for boys. Victims who have experienced sexual violence certainly need serious handling so that other problems do not occur in the future. One of the functions of the government is to provide services to the community and to empower people to participate in government administration. One form of service is by providing an Integrated Service Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children (P2TP2A) in each region. The Integrated Service Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children (P2TP2A) has the task of preventing, completing and recovering victims of acts of violence. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether the implementation of the P2TP2A handling program in Karawang Regency has been running optimally or not. This study uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach. The data collection techniques used in this study were interviews, observation, documentation, and triangulation. The result of this research is that the handling of boys sexual violence victims has not run optimally, this is due to the lack of information delivery and socialization to the public regarding the existence of this program. In addition, the response from the community regarding the need for handling victims of sexual violence against boys in Karawang Regency is still low. Keywords: Implementation, Integrated Service Center for Women and Children Empowerment, Handling Victims of Sexual Violence in Boys, Karawang Regency.

scholarly journals Sexual violence and unwanted pregnancies in migrant women

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. e396-e397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giussy Barbara ◽  
Federica Collini ◽  
Cristina Cattaneo ◽  
Laura Marasciuolo ◽  
Laura Chiappa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies
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