consent for this purpose must be consent given voluntarily as a result of the victims free will assessed in the context of the surrounding circumstances the mens rea is the intention to effect this sexual penetration and the knowledge that it occurs without the consent of the victim para see viseur sellers the prosecution of sexual violence in conflict for further analysis the resolution recognizes the devastating impact of conflict on women and girls and reaffirms the need to implement fully existing international humanitarian and human rights law obligations protecting the rights of women and girls during conflict