This article describes the 1994 Rwandan
genocide and tracks the progression of
international criminal law in the prosecution
of rape and sexual violence up to that point.
It then delves into a deeper analysis of how
the ICTR's proceedings contributed to
significant advancements in classifying the
aforementioned crimes as crimes against
humanity and as modes of committing genocide.
The ICTR and the ICTY (International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia) have
recognized sexual violence as a tool of
committing genocide, war crimes, and crimes
against humanity.