Conflict, militarisation and insecurity often exacerbate the masculine traits and expectations to be strong, forceful and protective. This produces militarised masculinities.
Militarised masculinities connect ideals of manhood with glorifying military service and combat, and the use of force, domination and aggression.
These shape attitudes, institutions, and power relations, resulting in:
Despite growing attention to gender dimensions in human rights investigations, militarised masculinities remain insufficiently and inadequately considered.
Our brand new policy addresses this gap by examining how they are the right entry points to address militarised masculinities as root causes of violence and impunity.
We offer practical guidance for HRIs to integrate militarised masculinities throughout all phases of investigative processes.
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“When systems reinforce violent masculinities, it becomes a breeding ground for impunity. It must be the global priority to break these cycles.”
13 July 2023
