CIAO DATE: 09/2013
September 2013
United States Institute of Peace
UN peacekeepers continue to engage in sexual exploitation and abuse during deployment and rarely face punishment, according to human rights lawyer and Jennings Randolph fellow Carla Ferstman. Although troop-contributing countries bear responsibility for investigating and prosecuting these crimes, the UN must shoulder an active, persistent role in helping states close the gaps in disciplinary and criminal accountability in order to end peacekeeper impunity.
Resource link: Criminalizing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Peacekeepers [PDF] - 347K