Bøger af Olivera Simic

This longitudinal study is based on the story of Lola, who was gang raped during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992. At the time, she was in a detention camp with her young children. Only one of Loläs several perpetrators was convicted but his sentence of six years of imprisonment has never been actioned by the Bosnian judiciary. Loläs rapist is still free and she lives in continual fear that he will retaliate against her and her children for her role in his trial. This book has been shortlisted for the Australian Legal Research Awards 2024.

'Surviving Peace' is one woman's story of courage that echoes the stories of millions of people whose lives have been displaced by war. As we still face a world rife with armed conflict, this book is a timely reminder that once the last gunshot has been fired and the last bomb dropped, the new challenge of surviving peace begins.

It assesses the Secretary-General's Bulletin on Special Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (2003) (SGB) and its definition of sexual exploitation, which includes sexual relationships and prostitution.