News, 5/29/26

[Angeline Binick]

I.     GLOBAL NEWS

II.    CHILD MARRIAGE

III.   SEX TRAFFICKING

IV.   ARMED CONFLICT

V.    INCARCERATION

VI.   SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

VII.  ONLINE ABUSE

 

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL NEWS

Canada: Shelter for Indigenous women, 2-spirit people escaping family violence to open in Cornwall
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-cornwall-shelter-9.7214374

CHILD MARRIAGE

War and displacement in Gaza are fueling a rise in early marriage
https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-poverty-children-marriage-52dee97ef11180ca5f153d359139249e

SEX TRAFFICKING

Romanian prosecutors add hate speech against women to Andrew Tate investigation
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/romanian-prosecutors-add-hate-speech-against-women-andrew-tate-investigation-2026-05-28/

Bondi defends Trump administration’s release of Epstein case files as she testifies before lawmakers
https://apnews.com/article/pam-bondi-jeffrey-epstein-trump-9ca5612e397ff8365dfb212a214c97c9

ARMED CONFLICT

Israeli and Russian forces added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones
https://apnews.com/article/israel-sexual-assault-conflict-zone-gaza-united-nations-c5d5c8300dd671d0e5cd1594c1da2006

Israel to Cut Ties With U.N. Chief Over Its Inclusion on Sexual Violence Blacklist
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/world/middleeast/israel-un-abuse-report.html

France asks prosecutors to investigate Israel’s treatment of Gaza flotilla activists

(Trigger warning)

https://apnews.com/article/gaza-flotilla-france-prosecutors-5c97c0888e8da286fc19db3240835f4a

After escaping sexual slavery, Yazidis re-traumatized by return of 'ISIS brides'

(Audio)

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/australia-wide/australia-wide/106717672

INCARCERATION

UW Center for Human Rights report alleges failures in sexual abuse investigations at Tacoma ICE detention center
https://www.dailyuw.com/article/uw-center-for-human-rights-report-alleges-failures-in-sexual-abuse-investigations-at-tacoma-ice-detention-center-20260529

SEXUAL ABUSE BY PROFESSIONALS

Missouri: Inside a taxpayer-funded treatment center for adoptees, tales of abuse, neglect and little oversight

(Trigger warning)

https://apnews.com/article/adopted-children-boarding-schools-treatment-investigation-calo-a53046f4b65cf710c8f1191119b5805c

ONLINE ABUSE

AI deepfakes of dozens of Canadian women in violent and sexual images shared online

(Trigger warning)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ai-deepfakes-charges-9.7215992