UN chief on sexual violence warns dozens of cases under investigation are ‘tip of the iceberg’
Men and boys are among the alleged victims of rape by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, where“I have received reports, not yet verified … about sexual violence cases against men and boys in,” said Pramila Patten, UN special representative on sexual violence in war, at a press conference in Kyiv.
She warned that dozens of cases of sexual violence that are under investigation so far “only represent the tip of the iceberg”, as she urged survivors to come forward, and the international community to find perpetrators and hold them responsible. “Today’s documentation will be tomorrow’s prosecution,” she said.
Speaking at a news conference in the shattered Kyiv suburb of Irpin, one of a cluster of small towns whose names have become synonymous with Russian war crimes, Venediktova said Moscow had used rape as a deliberate strategy. “This is, of course, to scare civil society … to do everything to [force UkraineThere have been few public accounts of sexual violence in Ukraine.
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