UN Statements Undercut New Israeli Report on 10/7 Sexual Violence

The #DinahProject had to come up with an entirely new standard for evidence to continue to claim sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

from #DropSiteNews
Ryan Grim
Jul 22, 2025

The UN, however, has stated multiple times that it does not have evidence of systematic sexual abuse by #Hamas or any other militant group on October 7.
[...] Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, affirmed in her statement this week... "It is my understanding that neither the Commission nor any other independent human rights mechanism established that sexual or gender-based violence was committed against #Israelis on or since the 7th of October as a systematic tool of war or as a tool of genocide," Alsalem wrote in the statement...

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/un-statements-undercut-dinah-project-report-october-7-sexual-violence-claims

@palestine #news #press #Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia #SystematicSexualAbuse #SexualViolence

One of the issues I care most deeply about is violence against women. In the works of the philosopher Simone Weil and the French thinker Jean-Paul Sartre, I have found a set of insights which, when brought together, offer a powerful theoretical foundation for confronting those who downplay or deny the reality of such violence.

 See →

https://medium.com/philosophytoday/the-concept-of-force-in-simon-weil-f58ec620f930

#violenceagainstwomen
#domesticviolence
#genderbasedviolence
#sexualviolence
#sexualassault
#NiUnaMenos

"Former Unity senior client partner Rod Stafford jailed for 22 years over sexual offenses":

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/unity-senior-client-partner-rod-stafford-jailed-for-sexual-offences

"The historic and very public allegations against Stafford raise questions about the vetting process at Unity, which permitted him to attend a number of high-profile industry events in the company's name."

One of the world's least reported genocides took place in #Tigray between 2020 - 2022 with horrific sexual violence and rape weaponised to subdue women/ the population. Most of the victims are still waiting for accountability and justice.

Rusted screws, metal spikes and plastic rubbish: the horrific sexual violence used against Tigray’s women

#Tigray #SexualViolence #Ethiopia #Rape

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jun/30/sexual-violence-tigray-women-abuse-gang-rape-ethiopia-eritrea

Someone has gone through and run the numbers on molestation crimes against children from February 10, 2023 through May 23, 2024.

67% of politicians accused or convicted of child abuse nationwide were Republicans.

Out of nearly 11,000 USA cases examined:
846 were religious figures.
301 were police.
Only 5 were trans.
Just 1 offender was a drag queen.

https://www.whoismakingnews.com/#who-are-the-real-predators

Too Many Patients, Too Few Psychiatrists

The number of healthcare professionals working in Portuguese prisons is insufficient to provide adequate care —…
#Portugal #PT #Europe #Europa #EU #addiction #bipolardisorder;bipolarmania;manicdepression;bipolaraffectivedisorder #depression #European #jail #mentaldisorder #mentalillness #noticias #portugal #prisons #psychiatricdisorder #psychiatricillness #Schizophrenia #sentenced #sexualviolence;sexualassault #suicide
https://www.europesays.com/2178912/

Africa: Long After the Guns Fall Silent, Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Leaves Lasting Scars: [UN News] Sexual violence in conflict is a tactic of war, torture and terror. It does not only devastate survivors but also tears apart families and communities. The trauma, shame and stigma are borne by victims, not perpetrators - echoing across generations. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TLSMV4 #Africa #SexualViolence #ConflictResolution #HumanRights #GenderEquality

Court battles continue over Sask. Instagram account that made anonymous sexual violence allegations in 2020
A lawsuit by Ryan Boldt seeks $1 million for defamation over a sexual harassment story he alleges was false.
#lawsuit #sexualviolence #socialmedia #News #Canada #Saskatchewan
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/victims-voices-regina-lawsuit-1.7556084?cmp=rss

Theme of today's #NPC address is #SexualViolence. Journo Julie Hare rises to her feet to ask a question, but prefaces it with a comment that the room is predominantly women, and there's our problem right there: it shouldn't be a woman's problem. Justice Mordy Bromberg asks the media to take the topic more seriously and sensitively; the culture defo needs to change.

"American diplomats in at least two countries have recently delivered internal reports to Washington that reflect a grim new reality taking hold abroad: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign aid is bringing about the violence and chaos that many had warned would come."

~ Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester

#Trump #Musk #DOGE #USAID #InternationalAid #GlobalStability #violence #chaos #terrorism #SexualViolence #HumanTrafficking
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https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usaid-malawi-state-department-crime-sexual-violence-trafficking

https://youtu.be/_fKnT_pihb4
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#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

"Assailant in Carmel tried to punch 13-year-old in face before she threw him to the ground and broke his ankle."

I'm sorry to say a lot of cis men will never respect women, cis or trans.

We HAVE to use force to stop their violence.

If you can't be respected be feared.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/california-teenage-girl-jiu-jitsu

There is *no alternative* to abolition. None. People given power over captives in a dungeon will brutally abuse that power 100% of time time, forever.

"Tacoma Police Department repeatedly failed to respond to reports of sexual abuse and assault experienced by people held at the Northwest Detention Center, according to a new report by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights.

Across the 157 reports of assault, sex crimes or rape at the facility between 2015 and 2025 reviewed by researchers, nearly 90% involved a detained person as a victim. Among those cases, Tacoma police directly contacted detainees who were victims only 36% of the time.

Reports of violent attacks, sexual assaults and beatings by facility guards have long been disregarded by Tacoma police, said Rufina Reyes, executive director of La Resistencia, a local immigrant rights group that advocates for the closure of the detention center and the end of deportations."

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/uw-report-tacoma-police-disregard-ice-detainee-911-calls-about-abuse/

"Like many women in Israel, I have also experienced a rude feminist awakening during this war. I’ve lost Palestinian comrades who did not like my condemnation of Hamas’ violence against Israeli women on October 7, and I’ve lost Jewish friends who regarded women in Gaza as legitimate targets.

"After some painful reflection, I’ve come to learn the strength and courage we women must cultivate to unequivocally denounce any violence against a woman’s body as abhorrent, whether" the aggressor is Palestinian or Israelian.

Samah Salaime: https://www.972mag.com/systematic-sexual-violence-against-palestinians/

@palestine @israel

The unspoken trauma of sexual crimes against Ukrainian men by the Russian army.

Sexual violence is being used by the Russians as a form of torture in nearly all detention centres, both in Russia and in occupied areas.

Over 68% of the victims are male, according to the United Nations. However, the voices of survivors are so rare that this phenomenon remains largely invisible.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250407-the-unspoken-trauma-of-sexual-crimes-against-ukrainian-men-by-the-russian-army?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward