UN: Hamas Committed Sexual Violence in October 7 Attacks and Against Hostages
A UN inquiry led by Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, found that Hamas perpetrated sexual violence against Israelis, and also heard allegations of sexual violence perpetrated by Israeli officials and settlers against Palestinians.Lev Radin/Pacific Press/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow…
“What Can I Even Say Without Having to Go to Jail?”
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.When Heather Williams, an advocate with the Tulsa-based nonprofit Domestic Violence Intervention Services, gets a call from the local hospital, she has to drop whatever she’s doing and go. The call normally comes in when a survivor of sexual assault…
At Hillary Clinton’s Panel on Sexual Violence, a Clash Over the War in Gaza
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is confronted by protesters on Friday, Feb. 9, at a Columbia University event on sexual violence during armed conflict.Julianne McShane/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.“You’re no feminist. You’re a white supremacist!” That’s what a protester had to…
“Independent” Investigations Into Sexual Abuse Are Big Business. Can Survivors Really Trust Them?
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Tania Culver Humphrey has spent most of her life grappling with her father’s secrets. In public, her father, Ellsworth Culver, cultivated a reputation as a globetrotting Christian do-gooder. He taught schoolchildren in Cuba, ran missionary programs in the Philippines,…
New York State Passes Law That Could Have Counted Trump’s Actions as Rape
Hans Pennink/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Tuesday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation broadening the state’s definition of rape, eliminating the penile penetration requirement. The bill, “Rape Is Rape,” expands the law to include nonconsensual anal, oral, and vaginal sexual contact. Starting in September,…
Greg Abbott Said He’d “Eliminate Rape” to Justify an Abortion Ban. He’s Failed Horribly.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to “eliminate rape” after signing a six-week abortion ban in 2021. New research shows he has failed spectacularly.Adam Davis/EFE via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After passing what was, at the time, the strictest abortion ban in the…