UN adds Israeli and Russian forces to blacklist for sexual violence during conflict

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The United Nations has added Israeli and Russian forces to its blacklist for sexual violence during conflict for the first time. The annual report lists 77 parties credibly suspected of patterns of rape and other forms of sexual violence amid ongoing conflicts.

The United Nations has added Israeli and Russian security forces for the first time to its annual blacklist documenting sexual violence during conflict, including allegations of rape against detained Palestinians. The report released Friday by the U.N. lists 77 government and non-government parties in countries “credibly suspected” of “patterns of rape or other forms of…