Human Rights lawyer Amal Clooney and Nobel peace prize winners Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege demanded justice for victims of an "epidemic of sexual violence" in conflicts, especially rapes and other abuses perpetrated by I-S extremists in Iraq and Syria.
UN faces 'Nuremberg moment' over sexual violence
Nadia Murad (ctr), Amal Clooney and Denis Mukwege at the UN meeting in New York Source: AAP
The UN has been given a stern reminder of its responsibilities to the victims of sexual violence and slavery - but ended up adopting a weakened resolution.
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