Rape

Ex-military prosecutor suspected of rape, exploiting soldiers for sex

Police say more than 50 women may have been victimized in the case, which emerged from a months-long covert investigation launched after complaints by two soldiers.

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Israeli singer Shay-Li Atari Wiener, who recently revealed she was raped several years ago, protests alongside supporters outside a court hearing of her alleged rapist in Tel Aviv, January 21, 2026.

Supreme Court delays publication of suspect’s name in Shay-Li Atari rape case

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Israeli media personality arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting 15-year-old boy

Committee Chairman Meirav Cohen leads status of Women and Gender Equality committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on February 24, 2026.

Rape survivors offer chilling testimonies of police, court negligence in Knesset committee hearing


One in eight girls and women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says

"The scale of this human rights violation is overwhelming, and it's been hard to fully grasp because of stigma, challenges in measurement, and limited investment in data collection."

 A woman holds a placard reading: "Victim we believe you rapist we see you", during a silent march to support Gisele Pelicot, who has allegedly been drugged and raped by men solicited by her husband Dominique Pelicot at their home, and other female victims of violence, France, October 5, 2024.

Harrods' ex-owner Al Fayed raped, assaulted staff for decades, lawyers say

According to a BBC documentary which aired on Thursday, Harrods failed to intervene and helped to cover up abuse allegations during Al Fayed's ownership between 1985 and 2010.

Shoppers walk past the Harrods store in Knightsbridge, London, Britain, March 14, 2023.

German police investigate political motivation for gang rape of Iranian dissident

All the suspects are originally from Iran, but some hold additional citizenship, Dutch and Danish, according to statements they gave to the police, but refused to comment on their charges.

Frontex’s Executive Director Hans Leijtens speaks to German and Greek border police during his visit at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey, near Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria, February 29, 2024.

French man on trial for drugging and inviting others to rape his wife

A 71-year-old French man is on trial for drugging his wife, facilitating her rape by dozens, and filming the abuse.

 Gisele P. (R) sits beside her daughter Caroline Darian (C) and her son (L) at the courthouse during the trial of her husband accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 2, 2024.

Protests spread over Indian doctor's rape and murder

"My daughter is gone but millions of sons and daughters are now with me," the father of the victim, who cannot be identified under Indian law, told reporters on Saturday, referring to the protests.

 Doctors, paramedics and medical students gather as they attend a protest against what they say was rape and murder of a trainee doctor, inside the premises of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India, August 14, 2024

UN expert condemns alleged sexual assault of Palestinian in Israeli custody

Soldiers have been accused of sexually abusing a member of an elite Hamas unit at the Sde Teiman detention facility in the Negev desert in southern Israel.

Soldiers lock a gate from the inside at Sde Teiman detention facility, after Israeli military police arrived at the site as part of an investigation into the suspected abuse of a Palestinian detainee, near Beersheba, in southern Israel, July 29, 2024.

Indian rape and murder case shows doctors' vulnerability, medics say

As news of her murder spread, doctors took to the streets alongside women's groups and Bollywood stars, demanding enhanced safety measures for doctors on duty.

 Doctors, paramedics and medical students gather as they attend a protest against what they say was rape and murder of a trainee doctor, inside the premises of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India, August 14, 2024

Rape survivor Michal Deutsch slams MK Limor Son Har-Melech for double standard on rape legislation

Son Har-Melech responded to Deutsch by explaining that the criticism against her and her colleague, MK Yulia Malinovsky, was driven by left-wing groups

 DEMONSTRATORS MARCH through downtown Jerusalem in the city’s fourth annual SlutWalk to protest rape culture, in June 2022.

First survivor of 'Nova' massacre opens up about rape by Hamas terrorists - report

This is the first time a survivor of the massacre has openly discussed his sexual assault by terrorists.

 The Nova Massacre Scene

'We believe you': Knesset expands free legal aid to sexual assault victims

MK Michaeli: It's time to stop abandoning victims. The state has an obligation to help victims of sexual assault receive the recognition and justice they deserve.

 Labor party leader MK Merav Michaeli holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2023.