Thursday, June 16, 2011

Sexual Violence in Libya, the Middle East and North Africa / A Rose for Hillary

A Rose for Hillary

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Sexual Violence in Libya, the Middle East and North Africa


Press Statement
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
June 16, 2011


The United States is deeply concerned by reports of wide-scale rape in Libya. Since Eman al Obeidi bravely burst into a hotel in Tripoli on March 26 to reveal that Qadhafi’s security forces raped her, other brave women have come forward to tell of the horrible brutality they have experienced. Recently, the International Criminal Court has taken note of the appalling evidence that rape in Libya is widespread and systematically employed. A thorough investigation of this matter is needed to bring perpetrators to justice.

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