United Nations Security Council Resolution 798

United Nations resolution adopted in 1992
15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
    • ResultAdoptedSecurity Council composition
    Permanent members
    •  China
    •  France
    •  Russia
    •  United Kingdom
    •  United States
    Non-permanent members
    •  Austria
    •  Belgium
    •  Cape Verde
    •  Ecuador
    •  Hungary
    •  India
    •  Japan
    •  Morocco
    •  Venezuela
    •  Zimbabwe
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    United Nations Security Council resolution 798, adopted unanimously on 18 December 1992, after reaffirming 770 (1992) and 771 (1992) and supporting an initiative by the European Council.The Council condemned reports of the massive, organized and systematic detention and rape of women, in particular Muslim women, in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War.

    The Council further demanded all detention camps be closed, requesting the Secretary-General to provide support to enable the European Community delegations to have free and secure access to the places of detention, further requesting a report within 15 days of the passing of the current resolution.

    Resolution 798 was the first time the United Nations had condemned the rape of women in wartime.[1]

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Askin, Kelly Dawn (1997). War crimes against women: prosecution in international war crimes tribunals. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 298. ISBN 978-90-411-0486-1.

    External links

    • Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 798 at Wikisource
    • Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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