Rape

Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face risk of being raped, tortured, UN declares

A report published on Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Support Mission said migrants are rounded up and abducted by criminal trafficking networks.

|ByREUTERS
Illegal migrants from Nigeria sit in a waiting room before going to the airport during a deportation operation in the Libyan capital Tripoli on January 30, 2024.
Airplanes at the Ben Gurion International airport. February 11, 2026.

Suspect arrested at airport ahead of departure after allegedly raping teen on Jewish Agency trip

The police launched an investigation after a 19-year-old tourist arrived at a hospital in Jerusalem and reported to police she had been sexually assaulted. 

|ByASHER SMITH
Members of the Delhi Police S.W.A.T (Special Weapons and Tactics) team participate in a mock drill exercise conducted by the Delhi Police, in New Delhi, India May 16, 2025.

Men sentenced to death for gang-rape of Israeli tourist, murder of local man in India

The men were convicted of gang rape, murder, attempt to murder, robbery, and extortion, with the court ordering imprisonment "till their last breath."

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Former hostage Mia Schem speaks during a rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at Hostages Square, Tel Aviv, May 17, 2025; illustrative.

Authorities close former Gaza hostage Mia Schem's rape case due to insufficient evidence

The Tel Aviv-based celebrity fitness trainer was released without an indictment after a year-long investigation.

|ByHODAYA RAN

What happens after sexual assault? A guide to immediate care in Israel

Acute care units for survivors of sexual assault currently operate in 11 hospitals across Israel, providing comprehensive medical, emotional, and forensic care.

APRIL 1, 2025ByHODAYA RAN
The Lotus Center - acute care room at Kaplan medical center

Cyprus court acquits five Israeli men of 2023 gang rape charges

The case was dismissed after the court rejected the accuser’s testimony, calling her story inconsistent and contradictory. 

MARCH 31, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
A flag of Cyprus flies on a vessel of the Port and Marine Police in Ayia Napa Marina, Cyprus December 6, 2023.

'The needs of the country are not as important as the needs of the private person'

Rape Crisis Center head spoke at the Jerusalem Post Women Leaders Summit 2025.

MARCH 26, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Orit Sulitzeanu, executive director of the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel

Turning the victim into an aggressor - opinion

This antisemitic display will be remembered as a significant attempt by an international body to distort reality and promote the pervasive anti-Israel narrative at the UN.

MARCH 17, 2025ByDANNY DANON
A general view of the United Nations Security Council during a meeting on "Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe," at the UN headquarters in New York, US, May 4, 2023.

A rape in India won’t stop Israelis from traveling there—should it? - opinion

Israelis love visiting India, making it one of the most popular destinations for Israeli backpackers. But is it worth the risk of sexual violence?

MARCH 13, 2025ByYOAV ETIEL
Gateway of India in Mumbai

'Blood Rights Council': Netanyahu, MKs bash UN report on IDF in Gaza

Knesset members call out the United Nations on double standards in advocacy.

MARCH 13, 2025ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A torn UNRWA logo is seen among destruction in Rafah, in southern Gaza, January 22, 2025

Mazkeret Batya man indicted for posing as woman to orchestrate child sex crimes  

The suspect, Uri Alfi, is accused of multiple crimes, including causing sodomy rape and indecent acts against children and family members.

MARCH 10, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
A courtroom (illustrative)

Israeli nationals wrongly accused of attempted gang rape in Thailand - report

Thai media later reported that two German nationals and a Turkish national were responsible after an investigation by Patong Police.

MARCH 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)

Israeli woman gang raped in India, friend killed after being thrown into the river - report

A 27-year-old Israeli woman was reportedly gang raped, as was her female traveling companion, as her friend drowned in a nearby river.

MARCH 8, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Police officers patrol the perimeters on the day farmers march towards New Delhi to press for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at the Shambhu barrier, a border crossing between Punjab and Haryana states, India, December 6, 2024 (illustrative)

Ayia Napa gang rape: EU human rights court finds UK woman faced unfair investigation

The court said that Cyprus must pay the woman 20,000 Euros and another 5,000 Euros for legal expenses.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByEVE YOUNG
Women activists hold a banner in support of an allegedly raped British person outside the courthouse in Paralimni, Cyprus October 5, 2023.