Too often, violence against women is deliberately used as a weapon of war and suppression.

Finally, 🇪🇺 sanctions persons & entities in #Russia #Iran #Afghanistan #SouthSudan #Myanmar #Syria for gender based violence. This is an important step

👉🏾 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/03/07/violence-against-women-and-girls-eu-sanctions-nine-individuals-and-three-entities-under-its-global-human-rights-sanctions-regime/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1633401392256942080