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Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan, on May 20, 2026. (Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)
May 29, 2026, 1:21 am
Israel cuts ties with UN chief for adding IDF to war-zone sexual violence blacklist
Jerusalem fumes over ‘shameful,’ ‘baseless’ placement on same list as Hamas; UN claims it verified 31 cases of abuse against male and female Palestinian detainees over past 3 years
By Nava Freiberg and ToI Staff
Pramila Patten, the UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict, addresses the UN Security Council on March 11, 2024. (Screen capture)
May 14, 2024, 6:11 pm
UN sexual violence envoy pulls out of Security Council briefing on Hamas hostages
Diplomat tells ToI Pramila Patten’s withdrawal had nothing to do with scheduling, hinting move was politically motivated as she faces pressure not to prioritize Israeli abductees
By Jacob Magid
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres listens during a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York City on April 18, 2024. (Angela Weiss/AFP)
April 23, 2024, 11:36 pm
Israel fumes as UN secretary-general leaves Hamas off sexual violence blacklist
Foreign Ministry denounces UN chief as ‘standing shoulder to shoulder with rapists and murderers,’ asserts Antonio Guterres would not have condemned crimes of Nazi Germany either
By ToI Staff
The UN Security Council holds a meeting on the Russia-Ukraine war, at UN Headquarters in New York City on February 23, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
March 8, 2024, 10:33 am
US, UK and France request UN Security Council convene on October 7 rape report
Foreign minister hails ‘big victory for justice and morality,’ expects others to join submission following Israeli request; accuses secretary-general of ignoring accusations
By ToI Staff
UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten briefs the press on the findings of a UN report on sexual violence during Hamas' October 7 attacks, at the UN Headquarters, New York City, March 4, 2024. (Screenshot/UNTV/AFP)
March 5, 2024, 6:24 pm
Journalists accuse UN sexual violence envoy of enabling Israeli attacks
Sex crimes official under fire in presser after presenting report that indicates widespread rape on October 7 though it doesn’t directly accuse Hamas of perpetrating the crimes
By Lazar Berman
File - The site of the Supernova music festival near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel is seen on October 12, 2023. At least 360 Israeli festival-goers were killed during the assault by Hamas terrorists on October 7. (Ohad Zwigenberg/ AP)
March 4, 2024, 11:02 pm
UN finds evidence of rape on Oct. 7 and after; Israel: They tried to downplay issue
Sex crimes official also says there’s ‘clear evidence’ hostages faced and continue to face sexual assault in Gaza, says Oct. 7 victims suffered ‘torture and other horrors’
By Amy Spiro and Agencies
UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict Pramila Patten (center) meets with First Lady Michal Herzog (left) and President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem on January 29, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom / GPO)
February 1, 2024, 1:52 pm
UN envoy meets freed hostages, families in probe of Hamas sexual violence on Oct. 7
Special representative on sexual violence in conflict vows to use all means at her disposal to free remaining captives, hears testimony of forensic evidence at IDF’s Shura base
By ToI Staff
Pramila Patten, UN envoy for sexual violence in conflict, in New York, September 14, 2017. (Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
January 11, 2024, 8:05 am
UN special envoy on sexual violence to visit Israel for probe into Hamas atrocities
Pramila Patten to meet survivors, witnesses, released hostages and others affected by October 7 assault to gather info about terrorists’ actions, including rape
By AFP and ToI Staff
Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'Raped by Hamas' during a rally in front of UNESCO headquarters in Paris on December 1, 2023. (Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
January 9, 2024, 4:40 pm
In first, UN sending envoy to investigate Hamas sexual crimes on October 7
Pramila Patten, UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict, is reportedly slated to arrive in Israel this month at the invitation of the Foreign Ministry
By ToI Staff
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