2003 - Nepalese troops accused of sexual abuse while serving in DR Congo. Six are later jailed 2004 - Two UN peacekeepers repatriated after being accused of abuse in Burundi 2005 - UN troops accused of rape and sexual abuse in Sudan 2006 - UN personnel accused of rape and exploitation on missions in Haiti and Liberia 2007 - UN launches probe into sexual abuse claims in Ivory Coast
So the UN's Human Rights Committee is a sham and their Peacekeepers (of course not all) are guilty of injuring those they were meant to protect. I found this comment particularly interesting:
"A UN spokesman, Nick Birnback, said that it was impossible to ensure "zero incidents" within an organisation that has up to 200,000 personnel serving around the world.
"What we can do is get across a message of zero tolerance, which for us means zero complacency when credible allegations are raised and zero impunity when we find that there has been malfeasance that's occurred," he told the BBC."
As to their zero tolerance policy, when are they going to start their own investigation instead of just relying on a report submitted by an NGO? And when will the US take this seriously and withhold its support (25% of the UN budget) until this gets resolved?
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