UN chief on sexual violence warns dozens of cases under investigation are ‘tip of the iceberg’
Highlights
- UN special representative on sexual violence in war warns dozens of cases of rape by invading forces are already under investigation.
- UN envoy Pramila Patten urges survivors to come forward and report rape cases.
- Russian forces still hold swathes of territory in the south and east of the country.
- Victims range from men and women of all ages, from children to elderly people, UN says.
- Russia denies invasion and denies committing war crimes, and will face prosecution of the government in Ukraine.
- Russia is accused of war crimes including sexual violence, and an arrest warrant has been issued for one man accused of rape in Ukraine’s conflict.