US Will Use Sanctions to Penalize Conflict-Related Sexual Volence, White House Says
President Joe Biden signed a memorandum this week stating that the administration will use sanctions, as well as other penalties, to respond to “conflict-related sexual violence” (CRSV). The White House said it will look to designate perpetrators of sexual violence crimes associated with conflicts and give those designations “equal consideration alongside other serious human rights abuses.”
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U.S. policy is “to promote accountability for perpetrators of acts of CRSV through relevant existing sanctions authorities, where applicable, and to ensure that these authorities are used to the fullest extent possible to target perpetrators of acts of CRSV and their enablers,” the White House said Nov. 28.