
Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime
Presenting her annual report, Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, noted that weapons continue to flow into the hands of perpetrators while most victims remain emptyhanded when it comes to reparations and redress. “The essential, existential task we face is to silence the guns and amplify the voices of women…