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Human Rights in United Nations Missions
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The following table chart illustrates confirmed accounts of crimes and human rights violations committed by United Nations soldiers, peacekeepers and employees.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

A comparison of incidents involving United Nations peacekeepers, troops, and employees.
War(s) (if applicable) United Nations Mission Sexual abuse1 Murder2 Extortion/Theft3
Second Congo War United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo 150 3 44
Somali Civil War United Nations Operation in Somalia II 5 24 5
Sierra Leone Civil War United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone 50 7 15
Eritrean-Ethiopian War United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea 70 15 unknown
Burundi Civil War United Nations Operation in Burundi 80 5 unknown
Rwanda Civil War United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda 65 15 unknown
Liberian Civil War United Nations Mission in Liberia 30 4 1
Second Sudanese Civil War United Nations Mission in Sudan 400 5 unknown
Côte d'Ivoire Civil War United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire 500 2 unknown
2004 Haiti rebellion United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti 110 57 unknown
Kosovo War United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo 800 70 100
Israeli–Lebanese conflict United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon unknown 6 unknown

References

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  1. ^ 1 : compiled from the corresponding Wikipedia articles. When a range was given, the median was used.
  2. ^ 2 http://www.unwire.org/unwire/20030411/33133_story.asp United Nations Foundation.
  3. ^ 3http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52333-2005Mar20.html Congo's Desperate 'One-Dollar U.N. Girls'
  4. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6195830.stm UN troops face child abuse claims
  5. ^ http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/081zxelz.asp The U.N. Sex Scandal
  6. ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/un-troops-buy-sex-from-teenage-refugees-in-congo-camp-756666.html UN troops buy sex from teenage refugees in Congo camp
  7. ^ http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/199/40816.html UN Peacekeepers Criticized
  8. ^ http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/190/32956.html Global Rules Now Apply to Peacekeepers
  9. ^ http://law.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3113&context=expresso Victims of Peace: Current Abuse Allegations against U.N. Peacekeepers and the Role of Law in Preventing Them in the Future
  10. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/27_05_08_savethechildren.pdf No One to Turn To - BBC Analysis
  11. ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1538476/UN-staff-accused-of-raping-children-in-Sudan.html UN staff accused of raping children in Sudan
  12. ^ http://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports/2002/bosnia/ TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS TO POST-CONFLICT BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA FOR FORCED PROSTITUTION - Human Rights Watch