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3. The perpetrator humiliated, degraded or otherwise violated the dignity of one or more persons.

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According to the Katanga and Chui Confirmation Decision,

"[t]his war crime requires that the perpetrator, by action or omission, caused the humiliation, degradation, or violation of the personal dignity of individuals: (i) who are aligned or whose allegiance is to a party to the conflict who is adverse or hostile to the perpetrator; and (ii) who are in the hands of the party to the conflict to which the perpetrator belongs."[1]

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The Trial Chamber in Brima et al. held that this offence:

"is formulated in a manner which ensures broad interpretation. The list of offences subsumed under outrages against personal dignity constitutes a 'non-exhuastive list of conduct'."[2]

3.1. The perpetrator humiliated or degraded the dignity of one or more persons; OR

3.2. The perpetrator otherwise violated the dignity of one or more persons

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