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KOSOVO: RAPE AS A WEAPON OF "ETHNIC CLEANSING"

Map of all documented incidents of rape in Kosovo. (jpg)(103k)

Map of all documented incidents of rape in Kosovo. (pdf)(260k)

I. SUMMARY

II. RECOMMENDATIONS
To the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY):
To the United Nations:
To the Yugoslav Government:
To the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR):

III. GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AGAINST KOSOVAR ALBANIAN WOMEN
Background
The Shadow of Bosnia: An Atmosphere of Terror
Foreshadowing the Attacks: Propaganda against Albanian Women in Kosovo
Rape and other Forms of Sexual Violence as Weapons of Systematic "Ethnic Cleansing"
     Home Invasions
     Attacks in Flight
     Rapes and Sexual Assaults of Women Held Hostage or Detained

IV. THE AFTERMATH: ONGOING ISSUES FACING KOSOVAR ALBANIAN WOMEN
The Consequences of Rape
Access to Justice
Reconstruction Programs and the Status of Women
To the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe:
To the European Union, the U.S. Government, and Other Donor Governments:

V. INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEGAL PROTECTIONS AGAINST RAPE AND OTHER FORMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Rape and Sexual Violence in Kosovo: Legal Analysis

VI. THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS