What did the UN Security Council say about sexual violence in its 2008 resolution?

In its 2008 resolution, the United Nations Security Council affirmed that rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, or a constitutive act with respect to genocide.1

This resolution represents a critical international stance against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. By formally categorizing these acts under the most severe classifications of international law, the Security Council reinforced the fundamental ethical principle that the systematic abuse of human beings is an intolerable violation of human rights that must be prosecuted and punished.1