Touquet, H., Chynoweth, S., Martin, S. et al. (5 more authors) (2020) From ‘It rarely happens’ to ‘It’s worse for men’ : dispelling misconceptions about sexual violence against men and boys in conflict and displacement. Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, 2 (3). pp. 25-34. ISSN 2515-6411
Abstract
Sexual violence against men and boys in conflict and displacement has garnered increasing attention over the past decade and has been recognised in UN Security Resolution 2467. Despite increased evidence and understanding of the issue, myths and misconceptions nevertheless abound. The authors of this article – practitioners and academics with extensive experience in the field – aim to dispel ten of the most common misconceptions that we have encountered, and to highlight the current evidence base regarding sexual violence against men and boys in humanitarian settings. We argue that just as there is no universal experience of sexual violence for women and girls, there is no universal experience for men and boys, or for nonbinary people. In order to address the complexities of these experiences, a survivor-centred, intersectional approach is needed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Authors. This is an Open Access article published under the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (https://creativecommons.org/licences/by-nc-nd/4.0). |
Keywords: | conflict-related sexual violence; masculinity; gender; humanitarian aid; male victims |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Politics and International Relations (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2021 10:50 |
Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2021 10:50 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.7227/jha.049 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:172160 |
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