Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Lithuania (Extract 5)

Another vital issue we should address is care for and protection of survivors of sexual violence. Sexual violence affects entire generations, with stigma on women and their children having lasting repercussions. Public, religious, and community leaders can personally engage in helping to shift the stigma from the victims of sexual abuse to the perpetrators of those heinous crimes. Victims must have access to justice, accountability and redress mechanisms in order to assure their reintegration into respective societies.