'We are increasingly hearing of rape and sexual violence,' U.N. Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday.
The United Nations Security Council discussed allegations of increased incidents of rape and sexual violence by Russian soldiers in Ukraine on Monday. The U.N. logo is pictured in the General Assembly hall of U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, on September 21, 2021. entity responsible for gender equality and the empowerment of women has called for an end to Russia's alleged use of rape as a war tactic in Ukraine.
Reports of increased incidents of rape and sexual violence were discussed during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Monday,to Reuters. The head of U.N. Women expressed concerns after Kateryna Cherepakha, president of the human rights organization La Strada Ukraine, reportedly told the council that"violence and rape is used now as a weapon of war by Russian invaders in Ukraine."
"We are increasingly hearing of rape and sexual violence," U.N. Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said during the meeting."The combination of mass displacement with the large pressure results of conscripts and mercenaries and the brutality displayed against Ukrainian civilians has raised all red flags.
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