UN Chief: Violence Against Women Surges

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The U.N. secretary-general warned that violence against women has reached 'hideous' levels in some countries trying to recover from conflict, and the U.N. Security Council demanded an end to impunity for rape and other sexual abuse. The council expressed deep concern Tuesday that despite its repeated demands for an immediate end to violence against women caught in armed conflicts, 'rape and other forms of sexual abuse, as well as all other forms of violence, ...remain pervasive, and in some situations have become systematic, and have reached appalling levels of atrocity.' To read the full article.