Jerusalem, 11 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Following lessons learned from the October 7 attacks, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is co-leading a global initiative to establish the first international protocol for documenting and preserving evidence of sexual and gender-based crimes at terror scenes.
Drafted alongside the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the project brings together Israel, Germany, Switzerland, and Nigeria’s National Counter Terrorism Centre. Grounded in research by legal expert Prof. Yifat Bitton, the protocol equips first responders, medical teams, and law enforcement with forensic guidelines to ensure perpetrator accountability while protecting victim dignity and privacy.
Israel’s Special Envoy Sarah Weiss Ma’udi recently joined global experts in Abuja to finalize the framework, which is scheduled for deployment across international relief agencies and UN bodies by early 2027.