login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12946

6 May 2022
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Women’s rights
European Parliament strongly condemns use of sexual violence as a weapon of war
Strasbourg, 05/05/2022 (Agence Europe)

With 462 votes in favour, 19 against, and 89 abstentions, MEPs adopted a resolution in Strasbourg on Thursday, 5 May, that strongly condemns the use of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war. They expressed their deep concern about the increasing number of reports of human trafficking, sexual violence, exploitation, rape, and abuse of women and children fleeing the war in Ukraine. According to the UN Refugee Agency, 90% of the refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine are...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
NEWS BRIEFS