https://pjmedia.com/phyllischesler/2008/05/14/what-is-justice-for-a-rape-victim/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 18:14:33 -0400<![CDATA[In the mid-1990s, women in the former Yugoslavia were being systematically gang-raped. Often, their rapes were videotaped. Many killed themselves afterwards and many more suffered serious mental illness. At one point, I was preparing to testify about Rape Trauma Syndrome on their behalf in the Hague in the Matter of Bosnia. However, it soon became depressingly clear that both the necessary funding and the requisite political will were utterly absent from this Crimes Against Humanity court.]]>Wed, 14 May 2008 09:29:31 -0400<![CDATA[Phyllis Chesler]]>https://pjmedia.com/phyllis-chesler/2008/05/14/what-is-justice-for-a-rape-victim-n103591