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Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief
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Human Rights

Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief

That’s one of the alarming updates shared by Volker Türk during a General Assembly briefing on Wednesday, the first informal meeting dedicated to the issue of the thousands who go…

2 April 2025 · 4 min read

DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hears
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Human Rights

DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hears

The grim revelation emerged during a high-level discussion at the UN in Geneva on the human rights situation in DRC.​​The Council – the UN’s foremost human rights forum – also…

2 April 2025 · 3 min read