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Sexual Violence in Conflict One of World’s Most Vicious Crimes; Global Community Must Use All Its Tools to End It, Says Secretary-General in Security Council (Press Release), SC/10977
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The UN Security Council held a meeting on sexual violence in conflict and as usual, Arab governments preferred to divert attention from their horrific records on sexual violence against women by condemning Israel. Here's Qatar: "Qatar's laws enabled women to play major roles in the country's political and economic fields...women in Palestine suffered from unjust measures at the hands of the Israeli occupation." There is no political equality for women In Qatar, and as the State Department human rights report notes, there is not even any law criminalizing domestic violence. Egypt gave a lecture about how concerned they are about sexual violence, though 80-90% of Egyptian women are estimated to have been subject to female genital mutilation. The Sudanese delegation - evidencing no shame - gave a detailed statement about their terrific record on the treatment of women - despite the vast numbers of Sudanese women victimized continually over many decades.