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16 Nov

Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War From 1971 to The Present: A Critical Analysis of The Bangladesh Genocide and Ongoing Conflicts in Palestine, Ukraine and Sudan

Sexual violence has emerged as one of the most heinous atrocities in wars across the globe. Although international law prohibits it, it continues to be employed as a weapon of war, inflicting profound psychological and social damage on communities. During the 1971 genocide in Bangladesh, the Pakistani Army systematically raped and assaulted Bengali women as a tactic of suppression, a brutal reality that also persists in current conflicts in Palestine, Ukraine, and Sudan.

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