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UN Blacklists Israeli And Russian Forces For Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

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The United Nations added Israeli and Russian armed and security forces to its 2025 blacklist of parties credibly implicated in conflict-related sexual violence.[1]

The report lists 77 parties in all, including Hamas.[1] It says U.N. teams documented patterns of sexual violence against Palestinian detainees and verified incidents affecting 14 men, 7 women, 9 boys and 1 girl from Gaza and the West Bank in 2023-2025.[1] Verified violations attributed to Israeli military, prison service, special forces and police units included rape, gang rape, rape with objects, genital injuries, forced nudity and abusive strip and cavity searches.[1] The report also adds Russian forces for the first time for sexual violence against prisoners of war and detained civilians during the war in Ukraine.[1] Israel's U.N. ambassador Danny Danon and Russia's U.N. ambassador Vassily Nebenzia both denounced the listing and said they would formally challenge the report's findings.[1]

The U.N.'s 2025 annual report compiles field findings covering 2023-2025 and is the organization's public record on conflict-related sexual violence.[1] Its inclusion of Russian forces marks a notable shift in accountability measures for crimes documented during the war in Ukraine.[1]

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  • The UN’s 2025 annual report on conflict-related sexual violence blacklists 77 parties, including Israeli and Russian armed and security forces, as well as Hamas.
  • The report says UN teams documented patterns of sexual violence against Palestinian detainees and verified incidents affecting 14 men, 7 women, 9 boys and 1 girl from Gaza and the West Bank in 2023–2025.
  • Verified violations included rape and gang rape, rape with objects, genital injuries, forced nudity and abusive strip and cavity searches attributed to Israeli military, prison service, special forces and police units.
  • Russian forces were added to the blacklist for the first time for sexual violence against prisoners of war and detained civilians during the war in Ukraine.
  • Israeli ambassador Danny Danon and Russia’s UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia both denounced the listing and said they would formally challenge the report’s findings.

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May 29, 2026
4:36 PM
Israeli and Russian forces added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones
PBS News by Edith Lederer, Associated Press