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Taliban bars UN human rights special rapporteur from Afghanistan

Taliban FM: "UN reports are based on prejudices and anecdotes detrimental to interests of Afghanistan and the Afghan people."

 FILE PHOTO: Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, gestures during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 26, 2022.
 UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous shakes hands with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, during an observance of International Women's Day last month. UN Women's inaction raises serious doubts about its dedication to protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide, the writers argue.

Confronting the denial of October 7 - opinion

 Agam Berger, 19, held captive by Hamas.

Family fears worst for captive in Gaza amid testimony of sexual abuse

 Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman visits homes in Kfar Aza destroyed on October 7

Kosovo sexual assault awareness activist visits Israel in solidarity with victims of Hamas crimes


Maccabi World launches campaign to condemn Hamas sexual crimes

 Dr. Cochav Elkayam Levy.

An examination of UN Women’s stance on the funding of UNRWA - opinion

UN Women’s call for uninterrupted funding to UNRWA, despite serious allegations of misconduct, indicates a possible deviation from the principles of impartiality and due diligence.

 THE WRITER speaks at a Tel Aviv University event. UN Women’s latest statement, urging continued funding for UNRWA ‘no matter what,’ is a stance that merits careful examination, she argues.

UN special envoy on sexual violence hears Gaza hostages' testimony

Patten visited the Hostages and Missing Families Forum on Wednesday and met with Israeli hostages who returned from Hamas captivity along with families of soldiers still in Gaza.

 UN envoy for sexual crimes in war Pramila Patten met with IDF officers and surviving hostages, January 2024

Kirby: Safe to assume Hamas is still weaponizing sexual violence

“Sadly I think it's safe to assume that they are still using sexual violence as a weapon," said United States National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby.

John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, February 17, 2023.

Global women's organizations have failed Israeli women - opinion

In Israel 2023, there was a moment – a moment when they, the women of the world, were needed. But at that moment, our friends around the world disappeared.

 United Nations General Assembly Building, New York City

Israeli and Jewish activists take campaign for greater concern about Oct. 7 sex crimes to UN

The Israeli UN mission calling for investigations into reported sexual violence by Hamas on October 7th during a conference at the UN on Monday

 The Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations on Dec. 4 held a special session on sexual violence committed by Hamas during the terror attacks on Oct. 7.

Gal Gadot calls out the global silence on Oct. 7 violence against women

Gadot called on the world to break the silence on sexual violence committed by Hamas against women and girls on October 7th and in captivity.

 Tiffany & Co. Global Brand Ambassador Gal Gadot speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for reopening of the Tiffany flagship store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., April 26, 2023.

UN Women finally condemns Hamas attacks, sexual violence on October 7

Israeli FM Eli Cohen called on UN Women executive director Sima Bahaus to resign.

 Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, speaks during the United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine with a focus on women, at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., April 11, 2022.