During a speech to the UN Security Council, the Ukrainian human rights organization La Strada-Ukraine accused the Russian occupiers of using rape as a weapon of war.
KYIV. UkrainGate , 12 , April , 2022 | War News .
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“This is just the tip of the iceberg. We know, we see and we want you to hear our voices – that violence and rape are now being used by Russian invaders as weapons of war in Ukraine,” said Kateryna Cherepakha, president of the organization.
According to her, the hotline was accused of accusing the Russian military of nine cases of rape.
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Russia continues to deny attacks on civilians since its invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February. According to UN-Women Executive Director Simi Bacchus, all allegations should be investigated independently.
“We hear more and more about rape and sexual violence. The combination of mass displacement with great pressure from conscripts and mercenaries and the brutality shown against the civilian population of Ukraine has raised all the red flags, “Bacchus said.
UN human rights observers are investigating allegations of sexual violence by Russian troops, including gang rape and child rape. They also allege that Ukrainian forces and civil defense militants also committed sexual violence.
Ukraine’s ambassador to the UN, Serhiy Kyslytsia, told the Security Council that the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine “is launching a special mechanism to document cases of sexual violence by the Russian military against Ukrainian women.”
Source: Ukrgate
