Israel, Russia Added to UN Blacklist on Sexual Violence in Conflicts
The report says verified cases rose more than 100% in 2025, with 31 tied to Israeli forces and 310 to Russian forces, UN officials said.
- On Friday, The United Nations added Israel and Russia to a blacklist of countries suspected of committing Sexual Violence in conflict zones, prompting Israel's Foreign Ministry to sever ties with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
- Global cases of Sexual Violence verified by the United Nations rose by more than 100% in 2025 over 2024, a trend Special Representative Pramila Patten called 'very disturbing' and only the 'very tip of the iceberg.'
- The report verified 31 cases of Sexual Violence by Israeli forces against people from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, with survivors including journalists and human rights activists, some violations filmed including one case of Rape.
- Regarding Ukraine, the United Nations verified 310 cases of Sexual Violence committed by Russian forces, affecting 280 men, 26 women, and four girls, including Rape and electric shocks to the genitals.
- Ambassador Danny Danon called the ranking a 'new low,' while U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz termed it 'ridiculous,' yet U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the Secretary-General's door remains open to Israeli representatives.
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UN adds Israeli and Russian forces to blacklist for sexual violence during conflict
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…
The UN blacklisted IDF soldiers who commit rape. Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon threatened to sever all ties between his country and UN President António Guterres and his office after the UN blacklisted Israeli army soldiers. Jerusalem considers this unacceptable, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing The New York Times. Read also: Israel ordered the urgent evacuation of residents of southern Lebanon: the reason. Danny Danon, the Israeli ambass…
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Sylvan Adams: UN chief 'morally bankrupt' for including Israel on sexual violence blacklist
The United Nations’ decision to place Israel on a list of parties suspected of committing conflict-related sexual violence is the latest in a long series of politically motivated actions taken under the “morally bankrupt” leadership of U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, World Jewish Congress-Israel President Sylvan Adams told JNS on Thursday.“It is in line with the U.N.’s attitude and obsession with Israel. It doesn’t matter whether people…
The UN has placed Israel and Russia on a list of countries suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict zones. Both nations strongly protested the shameful list, referred to as a "blacklist," claiming the allegations are baseless. The international organization, the United Nations, announced on the 29th that it has added Israel and Russia to a list of countries suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict zones. Both countries...
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