Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Bahrain
Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Bahrain (Extract 1)
The Kingdom of Bahrain calls for efforts to counter the stigmatization of victims of sexual violence by providing them with the necessary support for their socioeconomic reintegration, which is essential to protecting the social fabric of post-conflict countries.
Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Bahrain (Extract 2)
We also call for strengthened efforts in the area of prevention, early warning and rapid reaction.
Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Bahrain (Extract 3)
The Kingdom of Bahrain continues to denounce in the strongest terms barbaric acts of sexual violence and calls for the prosecution of their perpetrators.
Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Bahrain (Extract 4)
At the international level, the Kingdom of Bahrain is one of the first countries to sign and ratify a significant number of relevant international instruments, in particular the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.