98 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is willing to call on the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo, to prioritise the investigation and prosecution of gross and systematic incidents of sexual violence in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of the ICC’s ongoing investigation into the situation in the DRC, both in order to bring an end to the widespread perception of impunity for sexual violence prevalent in the DRC and also to reform the international community’s ambivalent and apathetic attitude to the issue of rape and sexual violence in conflict situations. [24976/07]

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98 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is willing to call on the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo, to prioritise the investigation and prosecution of gross and systematic incidents of sexual violence in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of the ICC’s ongoing investigation into the situation in the DRC, both in order to bring an end to the widespread perception of impunity for sexual violence prevalent in the DRC and also to reform the international community’s ambivalent and apathetic attitude to the issue of rape and sexual violence in conflict situations. [24976/07]

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