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IS has institutionalized sexual violence

​The Islamic State (IS) has institutionalized sexual violence against women by kidnapping and selling women and girls to raise funds, UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict said here Wednesday.

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Top UN official sees sexual violence key feature of current conflict in S. Sudan

​Sexual violence has become a key feature of the continuing conflict in South Sudan, a senior UN official told reporters here Monday, while affirming that the widespread rape could ultimately be stopped through greater political and legal efforts by the South Sudanese government and civil society.