Finally. we feel that the United Nations Commission on Human Rights can make an important contribution to this effort by passing a resolution explicitly recognizing rape as a violation of human rights. We hope that you will press this issue at the next meeting of the Human Rights Commission. We hope that you will make the suffering in the former Yugoslavia. particularly the rape of women and girls. a high priority of our work. Sincerely. Henry Siegman. Executive Director. American Jewish Congress. Robert K. Lifton. President. American Jewish Congress. Ann F. Lewis. Chair. Commission for Womens Equality. American Jewish Congress. American Jewish Congress on behalf of: American Jewish Committee. American Muslim Council. American Public Health Association. American Refugee Committee. American Task Force on Bosnia. AntiDefamation League of Bnai Brith.