Abuse

Lebanese minors denied adequate living conditions in rehabilitation facility, investigation finds

After speaking with social workers, center staff, and some of the 148 boys held there, the commission found that conditions at the center violated both Lebanese law and international standards.

Poor conditions for minors in Lebanon’s Warwar Rehabilitation Center.
Hacker in a hood

ADL launches research, resource hub for online pathways to youth violence, extremism

A police official stands guard in front of Insein Prison during an annual amnesty to mark Myanmar's independence day in Yangon on January 4, 2026.

Myanmar female prisoners face torture and neglect, rights group says

Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image released by the Justice Department in Washington on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein abuse victims sue estate over child abuse image archive, seeking $6 m. in damages


Israelis fundraise to help Palestinian teen escape abusive father in Gaza

Hundreds of Israelis contributed to help a teenager escape an abusive father in Gaza.

 Members of Palestinian security forces keep watch as a taxi carrying passengers arrives at the gate of Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip February 23, 2021.

What is 'gaslighting' and how can you recognize it? - study

Gaslighting often accompanied 4 other abusive behaviors.

 Illustrative image of a depressed woman.

8 east Jerusalem residents arrested for abusing mentally ill young man

The suspects livestreamed themselves laughing at the victim and making statements like "free Palestine" and "you son of a w****."

 Police arrest 8 eastern Jerusalem residents suspected of abusing a young man.

Ex-Israel Police officer gets 7 years in jail for rape at gunpoint

The Beersheba District Court sentenced former Israel Police officer Uriel Avitan, who was convicted of holding a woman at gunpoint and raping her.

 Israel Police officers are seen at the Carmel market in Tel Aviv, on March 28, 2022.

Investigation uncovers global network of sadistic monkey torture

The investigation included BBC journalists going undercover in one of the torture groups on Telegram. At least 20 people are now under investigation, including three women who have been arrested

Macaque at Sacred Monkey Forest, Bali, Indonesia

High Court rejects Shira Isakov's abusive ex-husband's appeal

The justices unanimously rejected Moshe's claims that his sentence of 23 years in prison and NIS 258,000 in compensation fines was severe for his attack on Isakov.

A picture of Aviad Moshe, who allegedly tried to murder his wife Shira in Mitzpe Ramon earlier this month, appears on a billboard on Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, September 30, 2020.

Israeli teacher, student's aide target girl with PTSD in abusive messages

In messages exchanged between the teacher and the aide, the teacher called her student a number of offensive things and said she couldn't stand her.

 Illustrative image of a woman texting.

High Court rejects appeal of daycare workers who left baby in hot car

Yaakov Kotovsky and his ex-wife Yelena operated a shuttle service which would collect and return the children. In 2020, a seven-month-old baby was left in the hot car for about four and a half hours.

 A young child is seen sleeping in a car (Illustrative).

Teachers' Union tells Israeli preschool teachers to destroy recording devices

The Teachers' Union fears that recording devices infringe on teachers' privacy. 

Preschool classroom

Gynecologist sexually assaults patients, gets released after less than a year

The decision to release Shechter early means that he will be released from prison after less than a year.

 Doctor writing notes during a session with a patient.