{"id":106406,"date":"2026-06-02T23:25:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=106406"},"modified":"2026-06-02T23:25:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:55:51","slug":"israel-and-russia-added-to-un-sexual-violence-blacklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/israel-and-russia-added-to-un-sexual-violence-blacklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel and Russia Added to UN Sexual Violence Blacklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Why in the News?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : The United Nations (UN) has included Israel and Russia for the first time in its annual blacklist of parties credibly suspected of committing conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). The decision was announced in the UN Secretary-General\u2019s report on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV), highlighting a rise in such violations across conflict zones during 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About UN Sexual Violence Blacklist<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>UN Sexual Violence Blacklist<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is part of the <\/span><b>annual report<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> submitted by the UN Secretary-General to the <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-the-united-nations-security-council\/\" target=\"_blank\">UN Security Council<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on conflict-related sexual violence.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It names governments, armed forces and non-state actors that are <\/span><b>credibly suspected of committing rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution and other forms of sexual violence <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in conflict situations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The list serves as a mechanism of accountability by publicly naming alleged perpetrators and encouraging corrective measures.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although <\/span><b>inclusion does not automatically result in sanctions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it can damage a country\u2019s international reputation and may affect participation in <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/un-peacekeeping-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\">UN peacekeeping operations<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if violations persist.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>latest report blacklisted 77 state and non-state actors across 12 conflict-affected countries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and noted a <\/span><b>sharp increase in conflict-related sexual violence cases in 2025 compared to the previous year.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Why Were Israel and Russia Included?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UN report found credible evidence of patterns of conflict-related sexual violence allegedly committed by Israeli and Russian security forces in conflict zones.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Israel<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the UN report, Israeli military, security and prison personnel were involved in documented cases of sexual violence against Palestinian detainees in <\/span><b>Gaza and the West Bank.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the report, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/the-united-nations-un\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>United Nations<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> verified multiple incidents involving 14 men, 7 women, 9 boys and 1 girl.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>violations included rape, gang rape, attempted rape, physical violence against genital organs, forced nudity, threats of rape, invasive strip and cavity searches, and targeted shootings of the genitals.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report noted that many <\/span><b>incidents occurred during detention, interrogation, military operations and at checkpoints.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report further stated that rape and gang rape were perpetrated against nine victims, most of whom were from Gaza. In some instances, the <\/span><b>abuses were allegedly photographed or filmed.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several survivors included <\/span><b>journalists and human rights defenders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Several incidents reportedly occurred during detention, interrogation, military operations, and at checkpoints.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Russia<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of Russia, the <\/span><b>UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Ukraine verified 310 cases of conflict-related sexual violence attributed to Russian armed and security forces.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The victims included 280 men, 26 women and 4 girls.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reported abuses included rape, gang rape, genital mutilation, electric shocks, beatings to the genitals and other forms of torture.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The incidents were documented in the context of the ongoing <\/span><b>Russia\u2013Ukraine conflict.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Response of Israel and Russia<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Both countries have rejected the allegations.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Israel described the decision as politically motivated and strongly criticized the UN Secretary-General for placing Israel on the same blacklist as terrorist groups such as <\/span><b>Hamas and ISIS.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response, Israel announced that it would sever official ties with the office of the UN Secretary-General until a new Secretary-General assumes office.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russia had previously dismissed similar allegations and denied responsibility for the reported violations. The Russian side has consistently maintained that accusations against its forces are politically driven.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UN added Israel and Russia to its Sexual Violence Blacklist, citing alleged conflict-related abuses and highlighting growing accountability concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":106376,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-106406","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-studies","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106406"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106409,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106406\/revisions\/106409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}