‘Heinous crimes with utter impunity’: India flags Pakistan’s sexual violence in 1971 at UNSC

‘Heinous crimes with utter impunity’: India flags Pakistan’s sexual violence in 1971 at UNSC

India has flagged Pakistani Army’s organised sexual violence against women in East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) in 1971 at a discussion at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on conflict-related sexual violence.

Eldos Mathew Punnoose, the Indian Chargé d’Affaires at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN), speaks at a discussion on conflict-related sexual violence at the UN Security Council on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. (Credit: Permanent Mission of India to the UN)