Report by a UN team accuses Hamas of rape, gang rape occurred during attack on Israel

Report by a UN team accuses Hamas of rape, gang rape occurred during attack on Israel

The UN team said it also received information from institutional and civil society sources and direct interviews, about “sexual violence against Palestinian men and women in detention settings, during house raids and at checkpoints” after October 7. The detention centres were in Israel.

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International Criminal Court to hold first ever in absentia hearing over Ugandan rebel leader Kony

International Criminal Court to hold first ever in absentia hearing over Ugandan rebel leader Kony

The LRA began its attacks in Uganda in the 1980s, when Kony sought to overthrow the government. After being pushed out of Uganda, the militia terrorized villages in Congo, Central Africa Republic and South Sudan. It was notorious for using child soldiers, mutilating civilians and enslaving women.

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