Nechemya Weberman has the backing of Brooklyn’s district attorney, but his victims claim the prospect of clemency could hinder efforts to stamp out abuse in the strictly-Orthodox community
By Jacob Jaffa
Nearly two-thirds of the women who contact Jewish Women’s Aid for support after experiencing sexual violence are aged 26 to 35 and 28 per cent are 16 to 25, says the charity
By Elisa Bray
Author Lord Roberts compared those who minimise Hamas’s atrocities to Holocaust deniers
By Lorin Bell-Cross
Nathalie Freedman, 27, was abused by a family friend. She has decided to waive her anonymity to encourage other women to speak out
Teenagers forced to perform sex acts on each other, says Israeli ministry report due to go to UN
By JC Reporter
A London audience heard details of her time in Hamas captivity which included being sexually assaulted, beaten, tortured and kept in chains
By Jane Prinsley
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, expert warns that sexual violence could be used again in the conflict
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