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"I voted in favour of this European Parliament report because sexual violence in the form of mass rapes, human trafficking and other forms of sexual abuse of women and children is still unacceptably used as a tactic of war in conflict regions around the world. In addition, the power vacuum that emerges in post-conflict areas can lead to a deterioration of the rights of women and girls, as witnessed in Libya and Egypt. The effects of wartime sexual violence, both physical (risks such as sterility, sexually transmitted diseases, etc.) and psychological, are devastating for the victims, as the latter are often stigmatised, rejected, mistreated and considered to be dishonoured, and, in many cases, are excluded from their communities or sometimes even murdered. The families of the victims are also hit particularly hard, as sexual violence is considered a humiliation. Of great concern is the fact that in most cases, the perpetrators of sexual violence go unpunished, as demonstrated by the example of Colombia, where, in a situation of armed conflict, sexual violence against women is a systematic and concealed practice and the perpetrators enjoy almost total impunity. This form of violence should therefore be viewed as a war crime. A Special EU Representative on Women, Peace and Security should be created in order to improve this situation. The creation of such a post would make policies and actions in all areas more coherent and efficient, and the United Nations would have a liaison point that would facilitate seamless cooperation."@en1
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