Racial targeting of sexual violence in Darfur

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1386-1392

  Hagan, John ^a,b   Rymond Richmond, Wenona ^c   Palloni, Alberto ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; RACISM; REFUGEE; SEXUAL CRIME; SUDAN; ETHNIC GROUP; RAPE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CRIME VICTIMS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MALE; RAPE; REFUGEES; SUDAN;

EID: 68849115625     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.141119     Document Type: Article

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