UN adds Israel and Russia to blacklist for sexual violence in conflict
by Emma Graham-Harrison, chief Middle East correspond from World news | The Guardian on (#75Z57)
Organisation cites abuse by security forces, including rape of male detainees
The UN has added Israel and Russia to a blacklist for sexual violence in conflict, citing abuse by security forces including rape of male detainees. .
The UN verified sexual abuse of 31 Palestinian men, women and children from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank between 2023 and 2025. Israeli attacks included repeated gang-rapes and the use of sexual violence as a form of torture, the report said.
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