'Sexual slavery - crimes against humanity' in document 'Fiji - Crimes decree 2009'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

CHAPTER III — CRIMINAL OFFENCES

PART 12 — OFFENCES AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER

Division 3 — Crimes Against Humanity

Crime against humanity—sexual slavery

89.—(1) A person (the perpetrator) commits an indictable offence if—

(a) the perpetrator causes another person to enter into or remain in sexual slavery ; and
(b) the perpetrator intends to cause, or is reckless as to causing, that sexual slavery ; and
(c) the perpetrator’s conduct is committed intentionally or knowingly as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against a civilian population.

CHAPTER III — CRIMINAL OFFENCES

PART 12 — OFFENCES AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER

Division 3 — Crimes Against Humanity

Crime against humanity—sexual slavery

89.— (2) for the purposes of this section, sexual slavery is the condition of a person who provides sexual services and who, because of the use of force or threats—

(a) is not free to cease providing sexual services ; or
(b) is not free to leave the place or area where the person provides sexual services.

RELEVANT ROME STATUTE PROVISIONS

Article 7
Crimes against humanity
1. For the purpose of this Statute, "crime against humanity" means any of the following acts when committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population, with knowledge of the attack:
(g) Rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity