Child abuse
Jerusalem court sends senior Lev Tahor cult leader Elazar Rumpler to prison in child abuse case
Elazar Rumpler, a Lev Tahor haredi cult leader, was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay a total of NIS 22,000 in fines and compensation for assaulting a 10-year-old child.
After Iraq legalizes child marriage, Baghdad bridal market booms as young girls sold to older men
Iran had highest number of executions in over a decade, human rights report says
Discovery of a million more potential Epstein documents delays further releases
Crimes against humanity: HRW report details Palestinian atrocities on Oct. 7
An NGO watchdog organization called out Human Rights Watch for using October 7 and the hostages as political manipulation tactics.
Israel, Hamas, Sudan rivals added to UN list for killing children
The UN said Israel's armed and security forces were responsible for killing 206 children. The UN verified 136 violations against Israeli children, attributing 116 to Hamas.
Chinese couple land death sentence for throwing children from 15th floor - report
The man and his mistress reportedly murdered the children so that they could go on to build their own family.
US receives thousands of reports of AI-generated child abuse content in growing risk
The NCMEC has not yet published the total number of child abuse content reports from all sources that it received in 2023, but in 2022 it received reports of about 88.3 million files.
Men and women held hostage face fate worse than death, survivors forum says
Horrifically, Aviva Siegel, a hostage released during the hostage deal last month, revealed that Hamas terrorists would dress the girls in dolls' clothes and use them as "puppets on strings."
North Korea teens get 12 years' hard labor for watching K-pop
The students were sentenced, according to the video, after being convicted of watching and spreading South Korean movies, music and music videos over three months.
Sex offender who gave high profile interview to Hasidic comedian pleads guilty
Gershon Selinger, 41, pleaded guilty to the felony of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 11.
US teacher threatens to behead middle school student in Israeli flag row
The adult witnesses recounted to the officers that they had heard Reese shout he was going to slit the student's throat, drag her outside and cut her head off.
Women held hostage by Hamas in Gaza kept in cages - report
Israeli hostages released by Hamas speak out about the state of their captivity in Gaza.
How do we provide the best care for the mental health of freed hostages?
Medical professionals, based on guidelines prepared by the best minds in the country a month ago, explain how to receive and treat freed children and adults
