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French police’s tendency to violence questioned after latest killing

Experts say French approach is chaotic, aggressive, brutal – and police see themselves as under siege

The Guardian - UK

Mapped: Has Ukraine made advances against Russia?

President Zelensky has praised Ukrainian troops for advancing ‘in all sectors’

The Independent UK

Mapped: Has Ukraine made advances against Russia?

President Zelensky has praised Ukrainian troops for advancing ‘in all sectors’

The Independent UK

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UN documents summary execution of 77 Ukrainian civilians

A UN monitoring mission in Ukraine finds both Russia and Ukraine guilty of breaching international law.

Al Jazeera

In a first, UN rights chief seeks presence in India and China

Volker Turk who took over UN body last year calls for greater political support to establish office in India and China.

Al Jazeera

Uyghur Activists Praise Jewish Support

When Chinese government officials burn Korans, demolish mosques, prevent the practice of Islam and carry out the “systematic genocide of Muslims in the Uyghur region regularly,” Islamic countries and ordinary Muslims do not speak out

Zenger

Mali army, foreign fighters killed at least 500 people in March 2022: UN

The Malian army and foreign fighters executed at least 500 people during an anti-jihadist operation in Mali in March 2022, according to a much-awaited UN report released on Friday.

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UN experts warn UK government over trafficking risk faced by asylum seeker children

Special rapporteurs express concern over fate of missing, unaccompanied children and breach of international law

The Guardian - UK

Russia plans electronic draft papers to mobilise new army conscripts

Russia’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously to introduce electronic mobilisation papers to make it harder for Russian men to avoid the draft. More than 300,000 are believed to have been called up since President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year. The UN, meanwhile, says the confirmed civilian…

France 24

Ukraine civilian deaths near 8,500

GENEVA: Nearly 8,500 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a United Nations body said on Tuesday, with many thousands more unverified deaths still feared.

Bangkok Post

U.N. tally of confirmed civilian deaths in Ukraine approaches 8,500

Nearly 8,500 civilians are confirmed to have been killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a U.N. body said on Tuesday, with many thousands more unverified deaths still feared.

Reuters

UN rights office details latest abuses in Russia's attack on Ukraine

The United Nations human rights office said on Friday its investigators had confirmed thousands more civilian casualties in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including 21 people killed by Russian forces in executions or individual attacks.

Reuters

‘It’s half of what was shot at us’: Kharkiv’s Russian missile cemetery

Rows of munition debris lie at heart of Ukrainian efforts to build criminal cases against Russian commanders

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war in numbers: Shocking figures that define year of brutal conflict

Ukraine – a year of war: From deaths on the battlefield to refugees, the terrible toll of 12 months of fighting

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Ukraine war: Total number of civilian casualties in Putin’s invasion

Exactly a year has passed since Russia launched ‘special military operation’ against neighbouring state

ABC News

It's been 12 months since Russia's war in Ukraine began. When will the war end, and is Ukraine any closer to joining NATO?

This week marks one year since Russian troops crossed Ukraine's border and began a war with no signs of ceasefire. What's happened in the past 12 months, and what could come next?

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Condemns ‘Deepening Crackdown’ on Opposition in Tunisia

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown in Tunisia against perceived political opponents, his Office, OHCHR, said Tuesday. “Türk expressed his concern over the deepening crackdown against perceived political opponents and civil society in Tunisia, including through measures taken by the…

Reuters

UN rights office seeks to stay put in Uganda after being told to go

The UN rights office said on Tuesday it was in discussion with Uganda over how to continue its work in the country after the government said it had to leave, a move activists say highlights the country's deteriorating record on civil liberties.

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Uganda move to close UN rights office angers opposition

A move by Uganda's government to close the United Nations' local human rights office has drawn strong criticism from opposition leaders and activists, who say it highlights the country's worsening record on civil liberties.

Reuters

Haiti needs outside help to end 'nightmare' of gang violence -OHCHR

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called on the international community on Friday to "urgently consider" sending a specialized support force to impoverished Haiti, which has been gripped by a "living nightmare" of gang violence.

The Guardian - UK

Uganda condemned for ‘shameful’ decision to close UN human rights office

Campaigners accuse Museveni regime of evading international scrutiny after shock move to end agreement with OHCHR

Reuters

UN rights chief asks Venezuela to release arbitrary detainees, end torture

Venezuela should release arbitrarily detained individuals and end torture, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Saturday at the end of a trip to the country.

Reuters

Colombia must strengthen rule of law, state presence in areas hit by violence -UN

Colombia must strengthen the rule of law and the state's presence to tackle violence in areas affected by the country's internal armed conflict, Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Volker Türk: the man charged with protecting the world’s human rights

Mild-mannered, but with a tough message to convey, the new UN high commissioner pledges a return to ‘the basics’ of the Universal Declaration laid down 75 years ago

Reuters

Russian forces killed hundreds of civilians early in Ukraine war -UN report

Russian forces killed at least 441 civilians in the early days of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday, documenting attacks in dozens of towns and summary executions that it said might be war crimes.

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