“CREDIBLE allegations” of sexual violence towards kids by Russian troops, have been recorded by a senior British diplomat.
Dame Barbara Woodward, Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations, mentioned there was proof “Russia is committing 4 of the Safety Council’s six grave violations towards kids in instances of battle“.
Alongside the allegations of sexual violence towards kids, she listed different violations of UN Safety Council guidelines on younger folks in wartime.
Violations listed in a 1999 council decision embrace the focusing on of kids in battle in addition to recruiting and utilizing kids as troopers.
“There may be now a really actual danger of a misplaced era, and the continuation of a cycle of violence, brought on by Russia’s invasion and the devastation it has created,” she mentioned.
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