On and following October 7, women and girls suffered unimaginable horrors at the hands of Hamas terrorists, who used mass sexual violence as a weapon of war. We cannot stay silent.
End The Silence is Hadassah's global campaign demanding justice for the victims and accountability for these war crimes. We call on individuals and international organisations to condemn the atrocities and sexual violence.
For International Women's Day we are addressing a petition to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres to end the silence around Hamas’ use of rape as a weapon of war, as well as demanding justice and accountability.
Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem is a leader in treating and supporting victims of sexual abuse. Hadassah’s Bat Ami Center for Victims of Sexual Abuse helps heal victims physically, mentally and emotionally with state-of-the-art treatment methods. Since the war began, experts from the centre have advised extensively on treatment of sexual violence survivors and of returning hostages.
The Australian community funded a few years ago the provision of an advanced colposcope to Hadassah’s Bat Ami Center that provides forensic evidence when survivors decide to take their cases to the police.
Now, it’s the time for us to act again and speak out for the victims of October 7. Please sign and share the petition with your network.
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