sexual slavery

Sexual slavery refers to the systematic enslavement of individuals for sexual purposes, forcing them to perform sexual acts against their will. It involves controlling a person through force, fraud , or coercion for the purpose of sexual exploitation. When perpetrated as part of a systematic attack against a civilian population, sexual slavery is a crime against humanity triable at the International Criminal Court . If perpetrated in association with an armed conflict , it is also punishable as a war crime .

[Last reviewed in June of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team ]

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