Abuse

Pakistan's Punjab cracks down on hidden spy cameras in attempt to curb blackmail, child abuse

Pakistan’s most populous province plans to prohibit concealed recording devices to protect women and children, but advocates say stronger enforcement and support for victims are also essential.

This picture taken on May 5, 2022, shows a CCTV camera installed outside a shop at a market in Srinagar. India has ordered all private businesses in Indian-administered Kashmir to install security cameras.
Israeli daycare-aged children (illustrative). March 24, 2026.

Three Ra'anana daycare aides arrested on suspicion of abusing toddlers

Eli Sharabi, a former hostage, holds a photograph of himself during his release by Hamas as he the United Nations Security Council in New York City, US, March 20, 2025

Eli Sharabi asks UN Human Rights Council to 'name these crimes,' recognize hostage abuse as torture

Poor conditions for minors in Lebanon’s Warwar Rehabilitation Center.

Lebanese minors denied adequate living conditions in rehabilitation facility, investigation finds


Australian man charged for calling org and making antisemitic comments

"If you engage in antisemitic conduct, you will be investigated and prosecuted to the full extent of the law."

 A police vehicle with a smashed windshield is seen after police held back an angry mob following a stabbing at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in the suburb of Wakeley in Sydney, Australia, April 15, 2024.

Family of released hostage Ofer Kalderon receives online abuse since his return

Sharon Kalderon denounced hate messages she received after her brother-in-law Ofer’s release from Hamas captivity, urging unity amid ongoing tensions.

 Released hostage Ofer Kalderon reunites with his four children after being released in the Gaza ceasefire deal, February 1, 2025

Ex-hostage Ofer Kalderon's relatives testify to physical, mental abuse

Freed Israeli hostage Ofer Kalderon faced physical and mental abuse in Hamas captivity, including beatings, isolation, and restrictions on basic needs, his relatives revealed.

 Ofer Kalderon embraces family after his release from Hamas captivity, February 1, 2025.

Total of 33 women now accuse France's Abbé Pierre of sexual violence, including incest

An investigation reveals abuse spanning from the 1960s to the 2000s, with cases in France and abroad.

 Abbé Pierre. Image by Studio Harcourt Paris in 1999, licensed with Cc-by-3.0.

We must not let violence against women fly under the radar amid war - opinion

The current reality cannot continue. We must act together, empower women, and demand real change in the Arab sector and throughout Israeli society.

 Abuse (illustrative)

Shirel Golan's brother says she was abused in hospital months before her death

Eyal, Shirel’s brother, claimed she was beaten a few months before she took her own life at the Lev Hasharon Psychiatric Hospital.

 FAMILY AND FRIENDS attend the funeral of Shirel Golan in Tel Mond on Monday.

Review reveals decades of child abuse by monk on Caldey Island

Victims were met with 'denial, suspicion, and a pervasive assumption that they were lying,' review states.

 Caldey Abbey, Caldey Island, Wales, UK, May, 14 2018.

Al Jazeera condemns Palestinian Authority after reporter arrested, beaten in West Bank - report

The arrest reportedly occured when Jaar arrived to file a complaint against a Palestinian officer, alleging that the officer assaulted him following Israel’s airstrike on Tulkarm.

 Al Jazeera correspondent Laith Jaar

Dealing with the Dark Triad: How to cope with people incapable of love

Members of the Dark Triad are incapable of experiencing love. Yet, they are highly adept at presenting a fake show of love to worm their way into people’s hearts or bank accounts.

 The interior of a bomb shelter at Kibbutz Mefalsim in which people were killed while they sought refuge during the October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists.

Jewish Agency and ELI partner to protect new immigrant teens

ELI and the Jewish Agency team up to educate immigrant teens on abuse prevention through theater and discussions at absorption center

Over 400 teenagers in grades 7–11 will watch ELI's theatrical production