Crimes against humanity (rape and sexual enslavement included by the International Criminal Tribunal).The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the concluded a trial, February February: see month. 22, 2001 that for the first time has defined rape and sexual enslavement en·slave tr.v. en·slaved, en·slav·ing, en·slaves To make into or as if into a slave. en·slave  ment n. as crimes against humanity. Three Bosnian Bos·ni·a 1. A region that constitutes the northern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was settled by Serbs in the 7th century and became an independent state in the 12th century. Serbs were convicted of these crimes and sentenced to terms ranging from 12 to 28 years. The elements of the crime as set out in the summary of the trial judgment included that they were part of a systematic attack against Muslim civilians, part of which included "detaining women and girls in different locations where they could be raped." The evidence showed that these three were acting out of their own free will in detaining, raping, selling, and otherwise abusing women as young as twelve years old. While the judgment, available on the Tribunal's website, http://www.un.org/icty, makes for very disturbing reading, the fact that the international community has now made it clear that such behaviour is not acceptable even during war, is a step forward in building a humane humane pertaining to the avoidance of infliction of pain, discomfort and harassment; used especially with regard to animals. humane considerations world. |
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