UN inquiry verifies Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive violence; silence no longer an option
UN inquiry verifies Israel’s systematic use of sexual, reproductive violence; silence no longer an option in Palestine by Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor 14/03/2025 Geneva – Israel’s systematic sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians is widespread and amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to United Nations experts. Anew report released by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, also concludes that Israel has been responsible for acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip since October 2023. The long-standing impunity enjoyed by Israel, which has enabled it to continue its systematiccrimes against Palestinians, must end immediately due to the seriousness of the report’s contents. In its report “‘More than a human c...