From Iraq to Bosnia,women are abused in war. We need to implement the laws we already occupy to protect women and seek justice that empowers survivorsWith each passing day, there is another story approximately the horrific violence Islamic State is perpetrating against women and girls. Isis fighters reportedly raped four women, or then stoned them to death in February for “committing adultery”. Iraqi forces recently found a mass grave containing the bodies of women and children believed murdered by Isis. And in 2014,Isis massacred an estimated 5000 civilians (pdf) on Mount Sinjar in Iraq, causing hundreds of people to flee and condemning hundreds of Yazidi women to sexual slavery. Related: Guatemala sexual slavery verdict shows women's bodies are not battlefields | Catalina Ruiz-Navarro Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com