Sexual violence as genocide against indigenous peoples: the case of Mayan women in Guatemala

Sexual violence against Indigenous women is an attack on women and their ethnic group. It prevents births within the group and destroys their culture and social fabric, since women often transmit values within the community. International criminal tribunals have concluded that sexual violence consti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Calvet Martínez, Elisenda
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/218444
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/218444
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Delictes sexuals
Pobles indígenes
Guatemala
Sex crimes
Indigenous peoples
Descripción
Sumario:Sexual violence against Indigenous women is an attack on women and their ethnic group. It prevents births within the group and destroys their culture and social fabric, since women often transmit values within the community. International criminal tribunals have concluded that sexual violence constitutes both a war crime and a crime against humanity.