Non-combatant men and boys have been and continue to be the most frequent targets of mass killing and genocidal slaughter , as well as a host of lesser atrocities and abuses . Gendercide Watch , an independent human rights group , documents multiple gendercides aimed at males ( adult and children ) : The Anfal Campaign , ( Iraqi Kurdistan ) , 1988 – Armenian Genocide ( 1915 – 17 ) – Rwanda , 1994 . Forced conscription can also be considered gender-based violence against men
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Violence against men