Violence against women in Bosnia and Herzegovina war themed movies

Violence against women is a common social problem. Human rights violation is applied in the whole world. Types of violence against women vary. The most common ones are Psychological, Physical, Verbal, Economic and Sexual violence. This study examines the cases of rape and violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina War, between 1992 and 1995, through those movies whose main topic is sexual violence against woman. This study mainly consists of three parts. In the first part, the concept of violence is discussed through the causes and forms of violence. Types of violence against women and eventual sexual violence and rape against women were investigated through the phenomenon of violence. In the second chapter, war crimes, genocide and genocide rape were assessed through the concept of war and the factors leading to the war were persued by examining the demographic history of the people living in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally the formal dimensions of the rape applied in the Bosnia-Herzegovina War were examined. In the third chapter, the adaptation of rape was explained by using qualitative content analysis method, and it was concluded that the cases of rape took place in Bosnia-Herzegovina War and the victims were not adequately addressed in cinema works.