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Sexual Violence Against Men: Impacts on Individual Victims, Significant Others, and the Community in the Eastern Region of Congo

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  • Ines Yagi

    (School of Counselling, Psychotherapy and Spirituality, Faculty of Human Science, Saint Paul University, Ottawa, ON K1S 1C4, Canada)

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Conflict-related sexual violence remains a systematic tool employed in warfare and terrorism to undermine communities, as recognized by the UN Security Council in Resolutions 1820 (2008) and 2242 (2015). Sexual violence has been a persistent issue throughout the history of conflict, war, and human existence. However, the victimization of men and boys remains insufficiently acknowledged and reported. This under-recognition can be attributed to several factors, such as societal stigma, the topic’s sensitive nature, prevailing stereotypes, and cultural influences. Male sexual violence is recognized as a critical public health concern because of its profound, immediate, and lasting effects on the victims, their loved ones, the community, and society at large. This paper examines the social and relational consequences of such violence on the individual victims, their significant others, and the wider society. The analysis will draw upon data gathered from the author’s doctoral thesis conducted in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021, as well as recent research on this critical issue to enrich the discussion.

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  • Ines Yagi, 2025. "Sexual Violence Against Men: Impacts on Individual Victims, Significant Others, and the Community in the Eastern Region of Congo," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:14:y:2025:i:3:p:146-:d:1601523
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    1. Ines Yagi & Judith Malette & Timothee Mwindo & Buuma Maisha, 2022. "Characteristics and Impacts of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence against Men in the DRC: A Phenomenological Research Design," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-12, January.
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