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Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict, says UN official

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Human rights activist Nadia Murad launched global guidelines at the United Nations on Wednesday on how to safely and effectively collect evidence from survivors and witnesses of sexual violence in conflict.

Human rights activist Nadia Murad launched global guidelines at the United Nations on Wednesday on how to safely and effectively collect evidence from survivors and witnesses of sexual violence in conflict.

UNITED NATIONS, United States: The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad joined forces with Britain to present a global code of conduct to the United Nations on Wednesday to address sexual violence in conflict. The document is called the “Murad Code,” after the Iraqi Yazidi advocate who was held as a sex slave by the Daesh group. It aims to boost efforts to seek justice

Statement by Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon at the UN Security Council thematic debate on ending cycles of sexual violence in conflict (women and peace and security)

Date Time Ending use of sexual violence in conflict Thank you, Mr President, and thank you to our briefers for their compelling and informative testimonies. The UK is proud to be a partner in this vital work. Sexual violence is a feature of conflict in countries around the world. We are particularly concerned about the credible and widely corroborated reports of rape and sexual violence in Tigray. We urge Ethiopia to work closely with the Office of the Special Representative on Sexual Violenc...

Ending the use of sexual violence in conflict Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security: Sexual Violence in Conflict From: 14 April 2021 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Thank you, Mr President, and thank you to our briefers for their compelling and informative testimonies. The UK is proud to be a partner in this vital work. Sexual violence is a feature of conflict in countries around the world. We are p...

Ending the use of sexual violence in conflict Format Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security: Sexual Violence in Conflict Thank you, Mr President, and thank you to our briefers for their compelling and informative testimonies. The UK is proud to be a partner in this vital work. Sexual violence is a feature of conflict in countries around the world. We are particularly concerned about the credible and widely corroborated reports o...