Reparations to be paid to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine
by The Guardian
The Guardian— First payments to be made during an ongoing conflict is ‘important step towards restoring justice’, says first lady, Olena Zelenska The first reparation payments are to be made in the next few weeks to survivors of wartime rape by Russian soldiers during the invasion of Ukraine, in a move that Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, called “an important step towards restoring justice”.Up to 500 Ukrainian survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are being identified and awarded with interim...
The Guardian—From Colombia to Syria justice is possible for survivors of sexual violence in war – but we need the right ‘ecosystem’. For the first time Ukraine had the right conditions to make reparations to those subjected to crimes such as rape and sexual slavery. What would it take to replicate this globally?Across the world, women and girls continue to be plagued by gross human rights violations. One that is specifically targeted at them is conflict-related sexual violence. Living in conflict, for so many people, means the possibility of being subjected to life-altering crimes such as sexual torture, rape and slavery.Now,...
dailym.ai—Brave Sophie denounces Putin's forces for using rape as a weapon of war: Duchess of Edinburgh rails against 'degrading' sexual violence as she meets survivors and pays her respects to Bucha massacre victims. Sophie, 59, denounced the use of sexual violence to 'demean, degrade and destroy' women and girls as she met survivors of the Russian invasion on Monday.
www.brainerddispatch.com—Voices of strength: Advocating for survivors of sexual assault. Denim Day is a day of action and awareness where people are encouraged to wear denim to combat victim blaming and educate on the realities of sexual violence.