JOYCE WATSON AM welcomed the UN Security Council's unanimous vote in favour of a resolution classifying rape as a weapon of war.
The resolution describes sexual violence as: "a tactic of war to humiliate, dominate, instil fear in, disperse and/or forcibly relocate civilian members of a community or ethnic group."
Assembly Member for Mid and West Wales Mrs Watson said: "I welcome the news that the UN Security Council has taken this historic step.
"I spoke about this matter in Cardigan recently. It is a terrible fact that rape is occurring on a massive scale in war-torn countries. It is used as an instrument of terror to punish and to instil fear.
"It is a positive development that the UN Security Council has set up an inquiry to report on just how widespread the problem is, and to explore ways in which to tackle it."
24th June 2008
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