{"id":119771,"date":"2023-12-22T09:10:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T07:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/gaza-un-expert-on-sexual-violence-in-conflict-reiterates-grave-concern-for-hostages\/"},"modified":"2023-12-22T09:10:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T07:10:21","slug":"gaza-un-expert-on-sexual-violence-in-conflict-reiterates-grave-concern-for-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/news\/gaza-un-expert-on-sexual-violence-in-conflict-reiterates-grave-concern-for-hostages\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119771\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\nThe UN expert working to end rape during wartime remains gravely concerned for the safety and well-being of hostages still being held by Hamas militants, especially the 15 women captives, 75 days after the extremist group\u2019s brutal incursion into southern Israel. Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General\u2019s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, called for the immediate, safe, and unconditional release of all those who remain in captivity. Ms. Patten met this week with the mother of one of the young women taken hostage who expressed the pain, despair and helplessness that families are facing as they wait for the return of their loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe toll of this war on innocent civilians, on both sides, is too high and must end. We know that in circumstances of abduction or detention, women especially are at a heightened risk of different forms of violence, including sexual violence,\u201d she said. &#8220;Therefore, I call upon Hamas to release the remaining hostages, especially the 15 women, immediately and unconditionally. I urge States, non-governmental organizations, religious leaders, and women\u2019s rights organizations to join me in that demand.\u201d Ms. Patten recalled that all forms of sexual violence and the taking of hostages are strictly prohibited under international humanitarian and human rights law.<\/p>\n<p>All horrific reports of sexual violence allegedly committed by Hamas on 7 October must be promptly and rigorously investigated, she said, underlining the UN\u2019s readiness to independently investigate any such violations. She said a wide range of stakeholders in Israel, including first responders and forensic experts, have already begun documenting acts of sexual violence which will serve as an important basis for both investigations and judicial accountability in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPending any such investigation, we cannot wait to raise the alarm, and to declare unequivocally that sexual violence should never, under any circumstances, be used as a tactic of war or terror. The failure to acknowledge and investigate such crimes is the surest sign that violations will continue unabated,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Patten reiterated the Secretary-General\u2019s call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and further appeals for urgent humanitarian assistance and protection of civilians there, in line with international humanitarian and human rights law. Separately, two organizations working to ensure children continue to learn even during conflict have supported the call for a humanitarian ceasefire\u202fto preserve lives and safeguard the future and education of the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2023\/12\/1145032\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2023\/12\/1145032\">The UN<\/a> <\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/vaufien\/gaza-un-expert-on-sexual-violence-in-conflict-reiterates-grave-concern-for-hostages\/\">Gaza: UN expert on sexual violence in conflict reiterates grave concern for hostages<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[3444,2773,402,606,607,608,684],"class_list":["post-119771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-gaza","tag-sexual","tag-un","tag-vau_viikkokatsaus","tag-vauen","tag-vaufien","tag-violence"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119771\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}