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submitted 1 year ago by Stamau123@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Previously, the UN body for gender equality has faced severe criticism for not calling out the terrorist group on the sexual assault

Eight weeks after the October 7 attack, during which many Israeli women were subjected to sexualized violence by the Hamas terrorists, the United Nations (UN) Women, the organization's body for gender equality and women’s empowerment, expressed its condemnation of the Hamas's actions.

"We unequivocally condemn the brutal attacks by Hamas on Israel on 7 October," read the statement. "We are alarmed by the numerous accounts of gender-based atrocities and sexual violence during those attacks." Earlier in November, the UN Women made a similar post on its official Instagram account. The post was soon removed and replaced with a statement calling for hostages release. The new message did not condemn Hamas.

UN Women told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the post had been scheduled in advance and "no longer reflected where the organization wanted to put its main focus."

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[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 10 points 1 year ago

Earlier in November, the UN Women made a similar post on its official Instagram account. The post was soon removed and replaced with a statement calling for hostages release.

Odd 🤔

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Better late (except all the loonies now saying no rapes ever took place) then never!

[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago
[-] honeyhunter 13 points 1 year ago

Rape is just how you deal with your problems, I guess?

Really, just a crazy amount of rape justifiers on lemmy I'm noticing

[-] voidMainVoid@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It's possible to be pro-Palestine and anti-Hamas.

[-] ech@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

In a thread about sexual violence, commenting "get off their land" isn't being "anti-hamas".

[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Imagine thinking this thread is about sexual violence

[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Tell us, what’s it like living in your alternate reality ?

[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Who buys this shit ? Not me

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

It’s difficult when you realize that both “sides” are the wrong side. The only people suffering here are the civilians who don’t want anything to do with the Hamas vs. Israeli Government cage fight.

Stop picking a side.

[-] voidMainVoid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

What shit are you not buying?

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