UN Chief Decries Female Violence

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“The U.N. secretary-general warned that violence against women has reached "hideous" levels in some countries trying to recover from conflict, and the U.N. Security Council demanded an end to impunity for rape and other sexual abuse.”

"While rape is used as a weapon of war in situations such as ... Congo and Darfur, addressing this war crime requires going beyond political compromise, power and resource sharing agreements," he said. "Instead, combating rape and other forms of sexual violence calls for concerted, robust and ongoing action on the part of both national actors and also the international community at every level of engagement."

All governments, parliaments, international organizations, and civic groups have been urged to take part and help by joining a worldwide campaign on violence against women and girls that will launch later this year.

This reminded me of what we were talking about in class recently, about rape to wipe out a certain group of people with genocidal ways. Or, when women are raped during times of war, as their homes are raided and ransacked, just for the fun of it, or whatever false reasons people can come up with in defense for themselves. I think it’s terrible, there’s no excuse, and they do need to put a stop to things like this. It’s nice to see that they’re making it a priority. Whether it’s successful is yet to be seen, considering the campaign hasn’t launched yet. I’m wishing it luck though.