Sexual violence
Latvia launches human trafficking probe after Epstein Files included Latvian models' information
Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics called for the investigation after it was reported the Epstein documents included passport data and travel details for several Latvian women.
‘Never again’ is a test, and October 7 exposed who failed it - opinion
Prof. Halperin-Kaddari: Oct. 7 exposed failure to address sexual violence
Hamas’s sexual abuses aren’t allegations but facts, survivors need real support - editorial
ARCCI urges appeal in Kachura case after nurse sentenced to seven years for death of teen patient
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel argued that the verdict and sentence fail to reflect a prolonged pattern of exploitation rooted in power imbalances between caregiver and patient.
UK police say comedian Russell Brand charged with two more sex offenses
The new charges - authorized by the Crown Prosecution Service - related to two women and followed five charges made in April involving four other women.
Clinton urges full release of Epstein files as Trump decries 'reputation ruin'
The agency failed to meet its deadline of last Friday for complying with a "transparency" law requiring the broad release of remaining Epstein files.
ARCCI marks 35 years amid legal gains, renewed scrutiny of sexual violence
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel marked the anniversary by awarding the Sexual Violence Prevention Award to those whose work has advanced the rights and protection of survivors.
State indicts Tel Aviv man with rape after alleged drugging at Bat Yam event
Prosecutors allege Zainab raped the complainant by vaginal penetration while exploiting the fact that her senses were “blurred” by substances and she was unable to give free consent.
In denying Hamas's sexual atrocities, UN's Reem Alsalem is complicit with terror - opinion
When a UN mandate-holder denies crimes so thoroughly documented, it is not a failure. It is complicity with terror.
Knesset hears harrowing new testimony of alleged ritual sexual abuse; survivors demand action
The testimonies describe patterns of abuse that survivors say were organized, repeated, ideologically framed, and allegedly carried out by groups of adults.
Jewish, Israeli rights groups urge UN to recognize Hamas’s systematic sexual violence
The organizations warned of what they described as growing efforts from the UN to deny Hamas’s weaponization of sexual violence against the hostages abducted during the October 7, 2023, massacre.
Iranian authorities publicly execute man who raped pregnant woman, her friend at knifepoint
The unnamed man was killed in the town of Bastam following a guilty verdict by the Supreme Court.
'Goal was to crush my dignity': Former hostage Rom Braslavski says PIJ sexually assaulted him
"It was sexual violence, and its main purpose was to humiliate me," Braslavski said. "The goal was to crush my dignity. And that's exactly what he did."
