US, Britain to Step Up Efforts to Curb Sexual Violence in Conflicts -- Voice of America
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his British counterpart, William Hague, are adding their weight to the international effort to stop sexual violence in armed conflicts. Rape has been used worldwide as a tool to subdue and demoralize individuals and tear apart communities. Although most of the victims are women, men and boys also have been targeted. Kerry and Hague on Tuesday participated in a discussion in Washington about measures to curb this type of crime.
Armed forces use sexual violence as the spoils of war for their soldiers or to terrorize populations they want to subdue or force to flee their homes. Kerry said that this kind of violence has too long gone unpunished, and the United States wants to change that.
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More News On U.S. And British Attempts To Curb Sexual Violence In Conflicts
Preventing Sexual Violence Is a National Security Imperative -- US Department of State
Preventing Sexual Violence Is a National Security Imperative -- John Kerry and William Hague, Huffington Post
U.S. vows to deny visas to those accused of wartime sexual violence -- L.A. Times
Britain's Hague, Jolie to chair summit on rape in war -- New Straits Times
Sexual violence in war: “Not a second-class crime” -- Kim Thuy Seelinger, Berkley Blog
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