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United Nations Delcares Sexual Violence to be Tactic of War

by Cara June 21, 2008

Yesterday, the United Nations Security Council unanimously declared sexual violence to be a tactic of war. (h/t SAFER) Maj. Gen. Patrick Cammaert, a former U.N. peacekeeping commander, told the meeting: “It has probably become more dangerous to be a woman than a soldier in an armed conflict.” Speakers identified former Yugoslavia, Sudan’s Darfur region, the [...]

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What is this “rape” of which you speak?

by Cara March 14, 2008

This morning, I was reading the latest (March 17) issue of Time magazine. It contains an article on the Darfur conflict, and how the lines between “good” guys and “bad” guys are blurring. Of course, there are extended descriptions of the violence and of the impact of that violence. But somehow, the issue of rape [...]

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