The UN Security Council has voted unanimously in favour of a resolution classifying rape as a weapon of war. pic relatedIt described 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".The document said that the violence "can significantly exacerbate situations of armed conflict and may impede the restoration of international peace and security". "It's a very effective weapon, because the communities are totally destroyed," he said."You destroy communities. You punish the men, and you punish the women, doing it in front of the men."
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