"Rape is seen as motivated by a universal male tendency towards indiscriminate violence against women and a generalized masculine desire to maintain a system of control over all women; a continuous process of intimidation by which all men keep all women in a state of fear" (Alison, 2009) The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, made women and armed conflict one of most critical areas of concern.It stated that peace is directly linked to equality between men and women and to development post conflict (Beijing Platform for Action).