Foreign Minister João Gomes Craviño said on Tuesday it was critical to bring to justice those responsible for the “horrific cases of sexual violence” committed in the Oct. 7 attacks by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, according to the United Nations Joint Agency. Report of the Nations.
“The UN report shows that the barbaric Hamas attacks on October 7 included horrific cases of sexual violence. It is essential that those responsible are brought to justice. Impunity is incompatible with peace and justice,” the head of Portuguese diplomacy wrote in the publication. on social network X (formerly Twitter).
In a report presented on Monday, the UN special envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patten, said there were “reasonable grounds” to believe Hamas committed rape, “sexual torture” and other cruel and inhumane treatment of women.