Conflict: Training Centre and Conflict Zones

conflict: She visited a training centre on how to prevent sexual violence in conflict and met with refugees from conflicts in Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia and Congo, according to CTV. The reality is that women and girls as well as boys and men can still be raped with near-total impunity in conflict zones around the world, and there are still appalling cases of rape and mistreatment of vulnerable women, children and men by peacekeepers sent to protect them, she said. Jolie spoke in Kenya to mark World Refugee Day. Jolie added The horror of sexual violence is compounded when it is carried out by someone in uniform who has a taken an oath to protect. Not only have they had to flee extreme violence or persecution, lost everything and witnessed the death of family members, but they have also had to face so much abuse and intolerance and hardship. The way people treat refugees, the majority of who are women and children, is a measure of humanity, she said, according to a statement by the UN refugee agency. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.