Sexual abuse in the Orthodox Jewish community in focus after a Montreal rabbi’s acquittal
New survivor comes forward about Rabbi Shlomo Leib (Leon) Mund.
Toronto protesters stand up for Israeli victims of sexual violence at Take Back the Night 2024
Protesters holding photos of the Israeli women who were assaulted, kidnapped and murdered on Oct. 7 held a silent vigil at a Take Back the Night rally at Toronto’s Christie Pits on Sept. 12. The annual gathering, sponsored by the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre for 40 years, raises awareness about sexual assault. Meanwhile, about 100 […]
Ayelet Razin Bet Or, the Israeli expert speaking on women’s rights at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, says the sexual violence on Oct. 7 can’t be dismissed
“Women’s bodies were part of the battlefield. It demands a response,” Ayelet Razin Bet Or, an Israeli women’s rights expert says discussing the sexual violence that was an integral part of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Razin Bet Or, former director for Israel’s Authority for the Advancement and Status of Women in the […]
Kathleen Wynne is joined by Cheri DiNovo and Lisa Raitt as ex-politicians asking Ottawa to commit $1 million to Israeli investigations into Hamas’ sexual violence
A group of high-profile Canadian women, including former Ontario Liberal premier Kathleen Wynne, are calling for Canada to commit $1 million to the Israeli investigations into sexual violence by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks. Flanked by volunteer supporters holding signs that read “Believe All Women,” former Conservative MP Lisa Raitt and former NDP MPP […]
