Rape as a Weapon of War and The Nobel Prize

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Rape as a Weapon of War and the Nobel Prize
Rape has been consistently used as one of the weapons during warfare on various occasions. Women are often victimized to the extent of getting pregnant, suffering infections and being isolated by their families. It is factual that rape is a traumatizing experience whose effects can last for a long time. The discussion puts into view what needs to be done for rape to be viewed as one of the weapons during warfare and the adjustments that need to be integrated to the domestic and global laws for the strategy to be recognized.
A strategy that may be employed for rape to be identified as a weapon of war is formulating peace processes with the focus being on women’s leadership (MADRE). The associated view is that the realities relating to conflicts are drastically changing especially with the increase in warfare between non-state and state actors. It is important to note that women play a crucial role in the formation of sustained peace. Women at the grassroots level are informed of the local dynamics and essentials of their communities because of their experience in taking care of the vulnerable population and fighting rape. The idea is that when the voices of women receive attention at various levels associated with peacemaking, women get the opportunity to share their perspectives. With that, the adjustment that needs to be integrated into both global and domestic laws is for women to be accorded various leadership roles in organizations such as the United Nations with the focus being on fighting rape (MADRE).

The basic assumption is that their representation will result in durable agreements and put an end to sexual violence and new warfare cases.
As mentioned earlier, the discussion puts into view what needs to be done for rape to be viewed as one of the weapons during warfare and the adjustments that need to be integrated to the domestic and global laws for the strategy to be recognized. The consistent raping of women during periods of war have positioned rape as a war weapon. From the analysis, one of the strategies that may be employed to address rape during times of war is having women occupy leadership roles in organizations such as the United Nations.
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MADRE. “Campaign to Disarm Rape as a Weapon of War”. Madre.org, 2018, https://www.madre.org/disarmrape. Accessed 2 Nov 2018.