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Syria: Prioritise search for the missing, justice for victims

Syria: Prioritise search for the missing, justice for victims

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Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen is engaging with all parties who have a stake in the political future of the country “on the way...
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Syria: Rights investigators call for protection of evidence, including mass grave...

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A team from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Syria visited former prisons and detention centres, including the notorious Sednaya and...
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Rights experts call for immediate end to post-election violence in Mozambique

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Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of the disputed 9 October presidential elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo candidate Daniel Chapo...
Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

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In an alert, the World Food Programme (WFP) described markets “in decay” across the enclave. “Fresh foods, eggs, and meat barely exist and the...
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Public execution in Afghanistan condemned as ‘clear human rights violation’

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The latest incident comes amid growing international concern over the use of capital punishment in the country since 2021, when the Taliban swept...
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Sudan’s displaced have endured ‘unimaginable suffering, brutal atrocities’

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Nineteen months since conflict erupted between rival militaries the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) over the transfer of power...
More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in Gaza, top UN official tells Security Council

More action on the ground needed to save civilian lives in...

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Sigrid Kaag updated ambassadors on the implementation of resolution 2720, adopted last December, which established her mandate following the brutal 7 October Hamas-led attacks...
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85 per cent of journalist killings go unpunished

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The dangers faced by journalists, including risks to their lives, are highlighted each year on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against...
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Human rights experts highlight threats to journalists covering Iran

The experts highlighted recent incidents targeting the Persian language news service Iran International, its journalists and staff, and its owner Volant Media UK...

Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle

In a related development, the UN’s top court prepared to hear a new request from South Africa to issue more constraints on Israeli military...

At Arab League Summit, Guterres appeals for Gaza ceasefire and regional unity

“The war in Gaza is an open wound that threatens to infect the entire region,” he said. “In its speed and scale, it is the...

Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities

In a new report on the situation in Gaza for May 2024, the authors cited testimonies “from medics and whistleblowers” that injured detainees have...

World News in Brief: More Ukraine attacks, rights appeal for jailed Nigerian singer, International Day against Homophobia

“The safety of civilians, homes, schools and hospitals must be ensured. They are not a target,” Denise Brown said in a statement, underscoring that...

UN’s rights chief horrified by Sudan escalation as famine draws nearer

According to the UN human rights office, OHCHR, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, held separate phone calls on Tuesday with Lt-General...

Russian attack on Kharkiv shopping centre ‘utterly unacceptable’, says senior UN official

An attack by Russian armed forces on a busy shopping centre in Kharkiv on Saturday reportedly killed at least four people and injured around 40.

Gaza: Aid delivery via floating dock welcomed, but land routes ‘more important’

OCHA warned that the maritime corridor cannot replace critical land routes, which are the quickest and most effective way of delivering humanitarian aid in...

UN establishes International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide

Adopting a resolution with the same title, the Assembly also asked the Secretary-General to establish an outreach programme on the Srebrenica genocide in...

‘Brand new words’ needed to describe Gaza devastation, UN humanitarian says |

“No matter where you look, no matter where you go, there’s destruction, there’s devastation, there’s loss,” said Yasmina Guerda, who recently returned to Gaza...
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