Victims of Rape in Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Transitional Justice
Victims of Rape in Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina and Transitional Justice

Summary/Abstract: This paper will try to answer on how transitional justice mechanisms address an issue of rape victims in these two countries. In order to accomplish its aim the paper will be divided in four main parts. First part will be dedicated to the crime of rape during the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Then, it will proceed with the overview and analysis of transitional justice mechanisms response to the needs of victims of rape. The same pattern will be used for the next two chapters that are related to Rwanda and crime of rape. It would be essential to examine transitional justice mechanisms used to help victims of rape, how those people are integrated into society, how they face trauma, fear, shame and influence of traditionally patriarchal societies and how effective transitional justice in healing their wounds is. Also, this would be a good chance to compare situation in which rape victims are in both countries and to compare used mechanisms. This paper will give an overview and analysis of transitional justice mechanisms used in BiH and Rwanda aiming to show how two different countries are coping with the legacy of recent conflicts and which lessons could be learned.

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