The United Nations should declare Hamas’s “documented systematic weaponization of sexual violence a crime against humanity,” according to a letter published Monday from more than 60 ideologically and religiously diverse American and international Jewish organizations.

Monday is the 25th anniversary of the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women and the beginning of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, which is recognized by the US.

Hadassah, Dinah Project, I Believe Israeli Women, International Council of Jewish Women, Israel Women’s Network, Jewish Women International, and the National Council of Jewish Women spearheaded the call to action, writing that the UN found compelling evidence of widespread gender-based and sexual violence against women and girls committed during the attacks on October 7.

The letter referenced the report drafted by Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten, which found patterns of naked and bound female bodies, some bearing execution-style gunshot wounds to the head.