Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Italy (Extract 4)

Extract:

At a national level, we must assist governments in strengthening accountability for these crimes. This is what we are doing with the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units in Vicenza, which provides high-quality training and specialized courses for peacekeepers on the “prevention and investigation of sexual and gender-based violence”. At a global level, the Statute of the International Criminal Court expressly lists various forms of sexual and gender-based crimes as underlying acts of both crimes against humanity and war crimes. In this context, we welcome the recent surrendering of Al Hassan Abdul Aziz, wanted for crimes against humanity and war crimes in Mali, including rape, forced marriage and sexual slavery. Justice, if appropriately supported, including by this Council, can become a relevant deterrent for human rights violations.

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