The United Nations adds Israeli and Russian armed and security forces to its annual blacklist for conflict-related sexual violence for the first time. The UN report, released on Friday, documents allegations of rape and other sexual violence involving detention settings. For Russia, the report cites verified abuses linked to Russian armed and security forces in conflict areas of Ukraine, including allegations involving prisoners of war and civilian detainees; one outlet reports 310 documented cases in Russian-controlled areas. For Israel, the report includes Israeli forces for the first time since the blacklist review began more than 15 years ago, based on allegations involving Palestinian detainees in the context of the Gaza conflict. Israel denies the accusations. The report also continues to list Hamas, which remains blacklisted over the Oct. 7 attacks, and it adds Israel alongside Russia in this year’s update, according to multiple outlets. In addition, at least one outlet reports that Israel and other parties are among a broader set of 77 government and non-government parties across multiple countries identified as “credibly suspected” of involvement in sexual violence patterns. The UN characterizes the findings as based on information reviewed and assessed by the organization’s mechanisms.
UN adds Israel and Russia to annual blacklist over conflict-related sexual violence allegations
The United Nations adds Israeli and Russian armed and security forces to its annual blacklist for conflict-related sexual violence for the first time. The UN report, released on Friday, documents alle...
- The UN releases its annual blacklist on conflict-related sexual violence and includes Israel and Russia for the first time.
- The report cites allegations of sexual violence involving detained Palestinians for Israeli forces; Israel denies the accusations.
- The report also lists Russian armed and security forces for alleged sexual violence against prisoners of war and civilians detained in Ukraine; one source cites 310 cases in Russian-controlled areas.
- The blacklist covers 77 government and non-government parties across multiple countries described as credibly suspected of involvement in rape or other sexual violence patterns.
- Hamas remains blacklisted over the Oct. 7 attacks, while other parties can be added or continued based on the UN’s assessment.
The United Nations has added Israeli and Russian security forces for the first time to its annual blacklist documenting sexual violence during conflict, including allegations of rape against detained Palestinians. The report released Friday by the U.N. lists 77 government and non-government parties in countries “credibly suspected” of “patterns of rape or other forms of...
2 months agoIsrael has denied the accusations and condemned the report, which listed dozens of countries and nonstate groups as “credibly suspected” of patterns of rape and sexual violence.
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