United Nations Security Council Resolution 798

UN Security Council
Resolution 798
Date: 18 December 1992
Meeting no.: 3,150
Code: S/RES/798 (Document)

Vote: For: 15 Abs.: 0 Against: 0
Subject: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Result: Adopted

Security Council composition in 1992:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  RUS  UK  USA

non-permanent members:
 AUT  BEL  CPV  ECU  HUN
 IND  JPN  MAR  VEN  ZIM

1991 census results in Bosnia and Herzegovina

United Nations Security Council Resolution 798, adopted unanimously on December 18, 1992, after reaffirming 770 (1992) and 771 (1992) and supporting an initiative by the European Council, the Council condemned reports of the massive, organized and systematic detention and rape of women, in particular Muslim women, in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Bosnian War.

The Council further demanded all detention camps be closed, requesting the Secretary-General to provide support to enable the European Community delegations to have free and secure access to the places of detention, further requesting a report within 15 days of the passing of the current resolution.

Resolution 798 was the first time the United Nations had condemned the rape of women in wartime.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Askin, Kelly Dawn (1997). War crimes against women: prosecution in international war crimes tribunals. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 298. ISBN 978-9041104861. 

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