Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I will follow up right from your question as well, which was something I was going to ask.
I will ask Peter Miller and Sophie Toupin the same question. If we have time, I am also going to ask Denis Tougas a question.
Mr. Miller, you spoke about the phenomenon of sexual violence as really having a universal dimension. The examples you gave of Sierra Leone, Bosnia, and Rwanda--are only some of the examples. As you mentioned, one can go into--as you know only better than any of us--the DRC, Sudan, and the like.
In terms of problems, you mentioned two basic problems: the lack of women in both police forces and security forces and the need to integrate women into these processes, and the particular vulnerability in displaced camps such as the 1.3 million in Haiti.
Ms. Toupin, you talked about the need for a holistic approach to solve these problems.
I have the same question for both of you. What are the main impediments, in Afghanistan, in the Congo, in Haiti, in Sudan, and in Pakistan, to the protection of women and children from sexual violence?
Now, to assist, I'm going to make the questions specific, if I may.
Are there laws or government policies that prevent
the protection of women and children from sexual violence? That's question number one.
Are there laws or government policies
that foster an environment that fosters this sexual violence
done to women and children?