US EditionUN chief puts Israel, Russia 'on notice' over conflict-related sexual violence accusations
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned Israeli forces may be listed as abusers amid credible reports of sexual violence against Palestinian detainees, amid ongoing Gaza conflict.
- On Tuesday, Guterres warned Danon that credible information suggests sexual violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians, putting them on notice for potential listing as abusers in his next report.
- Amid the Gaza war, the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory documented rape and sexual violence by Israeli security forces against Palestinian detainees.
- UN-Backed human rights experts alleged systematic gender-based violence by Israel, and reports suggest women were subjected to sexual abuse, according to the UN.
- Danon dismissed the allegations as `reported violations` and urged the UN to investigate Hamas's war crimes and the release of all hostages.
- Guterres warned that denial of UN monitor access hampered pattern determination and called for investigations, clear codes of conduct and unimpeded access for UN monitors.
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UN puts Israel on notice over alleged sexual violence against Palestinians
United Nations: The UN chief warned Israel that the United Nations has “credible information” of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians, which Israel’s UN ambassador dismissed as “baseless accusations.” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a letter to Ambassador Danny Danon that he is “gravely concerned” about reported violations against Palestinians by Israeli military and security forces in s…
Israel rejects UN allegations its forces have sexually abused detained Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS -- The UN chief warned Israel that the United Nations has "credible information" of sexual violence and other violations by Israeli forces against detained Palestinians, which Israel's UN ambassador dismissed as "baseless accusations."
UN chief puts Israel, Russia 'on notice' over conflict-related sexual violence accusations
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Israel and Russia on Tuesday that he has significant concerns about patterns of certain forms of sexual violence by their armed and security forces, according to a report seen
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