Male victims of sexual violence during war are less well known than female victims . Men are subjected to other atrocities as well as rape , says Sandesh Sivakumaran . One study , published in the Journal of the American Medical Association , found that 32.6 % of the adult male combatants surveyed in the Liberian conflict had experienced sexual violence . Syria 's civil war is just one example of where such atrocities have been reported . Research shows women have been victimized in terms of rape , says Sivakumaran .
Male victims of sexual violence during war are less well known than female victims . Men are subjected to other atrocities as well as rape , says Sandesh Sivakumaran . Syria 's civil war is just one example of where such atrocities have been reported . Research shows women have been victimized in terms of rape , says Sivakumaran .