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From 1992 through 1995, thousands of women and girls1 suffered rape and other forms of sexual violence during the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including abuse in rape camps and detention centers scattered throughout the country. With the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement in December 1995, violence against women and girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina did not cease. The grim sexual slavery of the war years has been followed by the trafficking of women and girls for forced prostitution. Human Rights Watch also found evidence of involvement in trafficking-related offenses by individual members of the International Police Task Force (IPTF). Despite some progress, the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), U.N. member states, and the Bosnian government have failed to combat trafficking effectively and to end impunity for this modern-day slave trade.
Vol. 14, No. 9 (D) - November 2002 |