Rape Is Not Prosecuted as a Crime Against Humanity or a War

question 17

Multiple Choice

Rape is not prosecuted as a crime against humanity or a war crime because_____.

• A) rape is an individual act and not a strategy of war
• B) it is not possible to prove whether sexual acts were consensual or constituted rape
• C) women from conservative cultures do not want to admit when they have been raped because they will bring shame on their families
• D) the Statutes of the International Criminal Court, which recognize rape as a crime, have not been ratified by enough nation-states to become operational

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