Headlines- Iran threatened efforts to put an end to the almost seven-week confrontation on Tuesday, accusing the US of violating a precarious ceasefire with attacks close to the Strait of Hormuz.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Israeli military is expanding ground operations in Lebanon and gaining more territory.
- After an Israeli bombing in eastern Lebanon, rescue personnel removed twelve dead from the debris, according to state media on Tuesday.
- 31 people were killed by Israeli strikes on Lebanon's southern region on Tuesday, according to Lebanon, as Israel claimed to be intensifying its attacks despite a shaky ceasefire in its war with Hezbollah.
- After an 87-day nationwide internet blackout, Iran has partially lifted its restrictions.
- Since its implementation on April 13, the U.S. embargo of Iranian ports and vessels associated with the regime has turned around 108 ships, according to a Tuesday statement from the U.S. military's Central Command.
Category: Sexual Violence
Malakal Mobile Court for Rape Victims
Once all is set, the suspects are brought in from the United Nations protection site, under heavy UN police security. And then one by one, the accused take their place in the dock, as the audience awaits the proceedings
OHCHR Worries About South Sudan Sexual...
According to a joint report by OHCHR and the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), attacks against women have decreased significantly since the peace accord was signed on 12 September
Indonesian Campus Rape Victims Seek Justice
According to the Komnas Perempuan annual report in 2018, they received 2,979 reports of sexual assault. Amiruddin said the number has increased from previous years because there are more victims who want to report rape
Russian Woman’s #MeToo Story Highlights Fear...
According to most recent available government figures, 3,900 rapes or attempted rapes were registered in 2015, leading to 2,700 convictions. Activists, however, estimate that only about 10 percent of victims approach the police and that police only register about 20 percent of those reports
Wave of Sexual Abuse Allegations Shakes...
In recent days, alumnae of the ORT Jewish community school, including the daughter of Argentine politician Daniel Filmus, have also publcly accused a school doctor of sexually abusing them when they were between 13 and 14 years old
Mobile Court for Rape Victims in...
The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) helped in refurbishing the courthouse within its existing resources and now, at the directive of the country’s Chief Justice, the court has been set up to try serious crimes committed inside and outside the Mission’s protections sites
Rape Victims in South Sudan Speak...
Following the reports, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS,) which has been tasked with the ‘Protection of Civilians’ mandate, intensified patrols in the areas where the attacks were reported to have taken place, and at the same time redeployed engineers to work on clearing roads leading to paths women used to walk to collect food
South Sudan: Bentiu Sexual Violence
Over the past two weeks, approximately 125 women and girls had sought medical treatment after having been raped or sexually assaulted in a ten-day period as they walked along roads near Nhialdu and Guit on their way to Bentiu
UN Says More than 150 Women,...
The horrific cases of sexual violence are among the many atrocities reported in South Sudan since the world’s youngest nation erupted into civil war after achieving independence in 2011