The sexual abuse of boy soldiers is a matter that has unfortunately not received the judicial and academic attention it deserves. Boy soldiers have been sexually abused not only by male commanders but also female commanders and other offenders. International Criminal Law has opted to focus on the prosecution of those most responsible for committing sexual violence against women and children. Boys are often mentioned in passing. This article challenges this view. It does so by looking at a special case in Northern Uganda where boy soldiers in the Lord’s Resistance Army was sexually abused. The article then examines several cases where International Courts have dealt with the sexual abuse of males, since the abuse of boy soldiers have not been adjudicated internationally. The article then looks at the reasons why there is a silence among those boys who are sexually abused and recommendations are proffered.

不幸的是，对男童兵的性虐待这一问题并未得到应有的司法和学术关注。男童兵不仅遭到男性指挥官的性虐待，还遭到女性指挥官和其他罪犯的性虐待。国际刑法选择将重点放在起诉那些对妇女和儿童实施性暴力行为负有最大责任的人。男孩经常被顺便提及。本文挑战了这一观点。它通过研究乌干达北部的一个特殊案例来实现这一点，其中圣主抵抗军的男童兵受到性虐待。文章随后探讨了国际法院处理男性性虐待案件的几起案件，因为虐待男兵的问题尚未在国际上得到裁决。文章随后探讨了遭受性虐待的男孩保持沉默的原因，并提出了建议。