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Recognizing Gender-Based Violence Against Civilian Men and Boys in Conflict Situations

Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA

While gender-based violence has recently emerged as a salient topic in the human security community, it has been framed principally with respect to violence against women and girls, particularly sexual violence. In this article, I argue that gender-based violence against men (including sexual violence, forced conscription, and sex-selective massacre) must be recognized as such, condemned, and addressed by civilian protection agencies and proponents of a ‘human security’ agenda in international relations. Men deserve protection against these abuses in their own right; moreover, addressing gender-based violence against women and girls in conflict situations is inseparable from addressing the forms of violence to which civilian men are specifically vulnerable.

Key Words: Gender-based violence • humanitarian • protection • sexual violence • conscription

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