Utolsó frissítés: 2026.05.29. — Szerző: Anti-Propaganda News Blog
The United Nations (UN) has officially added Israel to a global blacklist of states and armed groups accused of committing sexual violence in conflict zones, citing systemic abuses by the Israel Prison Service (IPS) and other state agencies.
## Israeli prison authorities and institutions in the crosshairs
The **Israeli Prisons Authority** has been formally shamed for its inhumane treatment and sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees, according to a newly released UN report. In parallel, several other Israeli security and state institutions have been placed under a stricter monitoring framework, which predicts their future listing if immediate and substantive changes are not made.
The international move follows a years-long process of gathering evidence that has intensified dramatically in recent months. Human rights organizations, independent media outlets, and UN investigators on the ground have collected a vast amount of evidence since the start of the fighting in the Gaza Strip and the raids in the West Bank.
## Shocking Testimonies: Torture and Humiliation Behind Bars
The decision was based on nearly 100 detailed testimonies from recently released and currently detained Palestinians. The accounts from detainees in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and prisons in Israel consistently point to the following systematic practices:
* **Physical and psychological torture** during interrogations.
* **Sexual and gender-based violence**, coercion and verbal humiliation from the moment of detention.
* Systematic violation of the basic human dignity of prisoners.
> **Official position of the UN experts:**
> *”Sexual and gender-based violence is used by Israeli authorities as a „systemic tool” to maintain control and oppression over the Palestinian population. These acts exhaust the legal category of war crimes and crimes against humanity.”*
## Background and Context: Abuse doesn't just happen in prisons
UN human rights rapporteurs warn that violations are not isolated incidents or confined to prisons. Studies have found that sexual intimidation and abuse occur in three main contexts:
1. **Official detention centers and secret military camps:** Where prisoners are completely isolated from the outside world and legal representation.
2. **Military checkpoints:** Where abuses occur during the daily patrols of the civilian population.
3. **Nighttime home raids:** When violence or humiliating tactics are used in front of family members, violating privacy.
## What does this mean for Israel on the international stage?
Being blacklisted could have serious diplomatic and legal consequences. While the list does not entail direct economic sanctions, it deepens **Israel's international isolation** and could provide a legal basis for ongoing investigations by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into war crimes committed during the Middle East conflict.
