Abstract

I am not a brave person. I have never been tempted to sign up for the armed forces, go parachuting or enrol on an Outward Bound course. It was therefore as much a surprise to me as anyone to find myself in January, travelling through central Bosnia, in flak jacket and helmet in an armoured personnel carrier. Together with my three female companions we had been despatched by the EC to investigate allegations of systematic rape and sexual abuse of Muslim women.

Highlights

  • It was as much a surprise to me as anyone to find myself in January, travelling through central Bosnia, in flak jacket and helmet in an armoured personnel carrier

  • Together with my three female companions we had been des patched by the EC to investigate allegations of systematic rape and sexual abuse of Muslim women

  • We travelled from Sarajevo to Zenica in central Bosnia in an armoured personnel carrier (APC), which was desperately uncomfortable, dark and noisy, but at least relatively safe

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Introduction

A letter from Bosnia: mission to investigate allegations of the sexual abuse of Bosnian Muslim women Together with my three female companions we had been des patched by the EC to investigate allegations of systematic rape and sexual abuse of Muslim women. This provided perfectly adequate accommodation for ourselves and a rather odd collection of travel lers, including NGOs (non governmental organ isations), humanitarian groups, journalists, delegations, etc., despite lacking electricity most of the time and hot water all the time.

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