Background
Definition and prevalence
The
term “conflict-related sexual violence”
refers to
rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution, forced pregnancy, forced abortion,
enforced sterilization, forced marriage and any other form of sexual violence
of comparable gravity perpetrated against women, men, girls or boys that is
directly or indirectly linked to a conflict. The term also encompasses
trafficking in persons when committed in situations of conflict for the purpose
of sexual violence or exploitation.
A consistent concern is that fear and cultural stigma converge to
prevent the vast majority of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence from
coming forward to report such violence. Practitioners in the field estimate
that for each rape reported in connection with a conflict, 10 to 20 cases go
undocumented.
On 19 June 2015, the
United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/69/293) proclaimed 19 June of each year the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in
Conflict, in order to raise awareness of the need to put an end to
conflict-related sexual violence, to honour the victims and survivors of sexual
violence around the world and to pay tribute to all those who have courageously
devoted their lives to and lost their lives in standing up for the eradication
of these crimes.
The date was chosen to commemorate the adoption on 19
June 2008 of Security Council resolution 1820 (2008), in which the Council
condemned sexual violence as a tactic of war and an impediment to
peacebuilding.
In response to the rise in
violent extremism, the Security Council adopted resolution S/RES/2331 (2016),
the first to address the nexus between trafficking, sexual violence, terrorism
and transnational organized crime. Acknowledging sexual
violence as a tactic of terrorism, it further affirmed
that victims of trafficking and sexual violence committed by terrorist groups
should be eligible for official redress as victims of terrorism.
#UN #INTERNATIONAL_DAY #HWPL #PEACE #NO_VIOLENCE
#NO_WAR #WARP_OFFICE #DPCW #DPCW_1038
so sad that it still happens
ReplyDeleteWe desperately need to establish a world of peace.
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