Beyond Common Assumptions About Wartime Rape (Jamille Bigio, CFR)

Is sexual violence in conflict inevitable? If it were, sexual violence would occur similarly in all conflicts, but a growing body of research demonstrates a high level of variation in its use across armed groups, conflicts, and countries. This variation suggests that sexual violence in conflict is “far from inevitable.”

http://blogs.cfr.org/women-around-the-world/2016/03/01/beyond-common-assumptions-of-wartime-rape/