Crying shame: war crimes, sexual violence, and the cost of ‘speaking out’
Retelling violence can heal. It can also hurt. Post-Second World War exigency silenced numerous victims of sexual violence. The legacy of this ‘silence’ and the brutality of the crimes remain divisive in Asia. Yet, when breaking silence, victims pay a martyr’s price. Their trauma appropriated for w...
Main Author: | James Burnham Sedgwick |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of the Free State
2015-01-01
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Series: | Acta Academica |
Online Access: | https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/article/view/1480 |
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