UN adds Israel and Russia to blacklist for sexual violence in conflict

Organisation cites abuse, including rape of male detainees, by security forces of governments which have blocked UN investigators

The UN has added Israel and Russia to a blacklist for sexual violence in conflict, citing abuse by security forces, including the rape of male detainees. .

The UN verified sexual abuse of 31 Palestinian men, women and children from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank between 2023 and 2025. Israeli attacks included repeated gang-rapes and the use of sexual violence as a form of torture, the report said.