Security Council condemns use of sexual violence as ‘tactic of war’ in Iraq and Syria

Security Council condemns use of sexual violence as ‘tactic of war’ in Iraq and Syria
The United Nations Security Council today condemned the use of sexual violence, in particular sexual enslavement and sexual violence “related to or resulting from forced marriage, committee, including as a tactic of war, in Syria and Iraq,” and urged all parties to armed conflict to take all feasible steps to protect civilians from such “abhorrent” acts.
Security Council condemns use of sexual violence as ‘tactic of war’ in Iraq and Syria
Source: UN News – Women, Children, and Population