From colony to cell: Sexual violence in Israeli prisons

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: June 13, 2026Country: Israel

Crime & LawWorld / International

From colony to cell: Sexual violence in Israeli prisons

Testimonies document sexual violence in Israeli prisons, where perpetrators operate with impunity. Al Jazeera's Marah Rayan explains that these abuses are part of a wider pattern reported in investigations and witness accounts. Reports describe systematic sexual assaults against Palestinian prisoners.

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