UN votes to name alleged rapists in war

[cory777]

Source: Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to name and shame individuals and parties to armed conflict that are "credibly suspected" of committing rape or other forms of sexual violence.

The council said it intends to use the list, to be compiled by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, "for more focused United Nations engagement with those parties," including imposing targeted sanctions.

The resolution adopted by the council reiterates deep concern that despite its repeated condemnation, rapes and attacks on women and children caught in conflict continue to occur "and in some situations have become systematic and widespread, reaching appalling levels of brutality."

The council action follows the rape of 303 civilians — 235 women, 13 men, 52 girls and 3 boys — in 13 villages in eastern Congo between July 30 and Aug. 2. Even in the conflict-wracked region, where rape has become a daily hazard and some women have been sexually assaulted repeatedly over the years, the numbers released by the U.N. were shocking.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101217/ap_on_re_us/un_un_sexual_violence

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[niyad]

1. k and r--did someone actually unrec this?

[ZombieHorde]

3. Some recs and unrecs happen on accident. nt

[IScreamSundays]

2. Well it is a start..

But let's not just focus on the horrors in the Congo. Let us let the light shine on all of the perpetrators of the innocent in all countries. Including the ones that the US is bringing democracy to. And let's not leave out the MIC contractors.