Sex trafficking and sex-for-food/money: terrorism and conflict-related sexual violence against men in the Lake Chad region

IF 1.1 Q3 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
E. Njoku, Joshua Akintayo, Idris Mohammed
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ABSTRACT In understanding conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), the notion of how sexuality and sex are naturally linked to power is gaining traction in IR discourses. There is, however, little contextual or empirical evidence that accounts for the various forms of CRSV against men, or how offenders exploit power dynamics in conflict and post-conflict settings to achieve their sexual desires. As a result, we rely on ethnographic accounts from survivors/victims, NGO workers, and security personnel on the front lines of the counter-terrorism campaign in the Lake Chad basin, particularly in North-eastern Nigeria. Long-term terrorist violence, we argue, creates material imbalances in men and boys and increases their vulnerabilities, providing platforms for individual perpetrators to exploit their vulnerable status or engage in sex-trafficking rings to satisfy their sexual urges. Therefore, this article adds conceptually and empirically to the nature and motivations of wartime sexual violence, as well as the gendered dynamics of armed conflict. It challenges the popular masculinist notion that men are immune to sex trafficking and sexual violence. The study emphasises the importance of effective IDP camp management and prosecution in preventing would-be offenders.
性交易和性换取食物/金钱:乍得湖地区的恐怖主义和与冲突有关的针对男性的性暴力
在理解与冲突有关的性暴力(CRSV)时,性行为和性行为如何自然地与权力联系在一起的概念在IR话语中越来越受关注。然而,很少有背景或经验证据说明针对男性的各种形式的CRSV,或者罪犯如何利用冲突和冲突后环境中的权力动态来实现他们的性欲望。因此,我们依赖于幸存者/受害者、非政府组织工作人员和在乍得湖盆地(尤其是尼日利亚东北部)反恐运动前线的安全人员的人种学描述。我们认为,长期的恐怖主义暴力造成了男性和男孩的物质失衡,增加了他们的脆弱性,为个别犯罪者提供了利用其弱势地位或参与性交易团伙以满足其性冲动的平台。因此,本文从概念上和经验上对战时性暴力的性质和动机以及武装冲突中的性别动态进行了补充。它挑战了流行的男性主义观念,即男性不受性交易和性暴力的影响。该研究强调了有效的国内流离失所者营地管理和起诉对预防潜在罪犯的重要性。
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