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Why did BBC ignore UK's real free-speech issues – but amplify the far right?

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The National (Scotland)

Egypt Frees Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah After Sisi Pardon

Prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah was released from prison in Cairo, his family said on Tuesday, prompting an emotional reunion with his loved ones after a pardon from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

International Business Times

Netanyahu threatens Gaza residents as UN slams Israel over ‘mass killing’

Gaza City residents told to ‘leave now’, while UN human rights chief condemns Israel for ‘war crime upon war crime’.

Al Jazeera

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UN rights chief urges US to withdraw sanctions on Palestinian NGOs

Volker Turk warns that the US sanctions over ICC cooperation could have a ‘chilling effect’ on civil society globally.

Al Jazeera

UN suspects all sides in DR Congo conflict guilty of war crimes

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calls for accountability for victims of ‘horrific’ atrocities.

Al Jazeera

Why did genocide scholars association say Israel’s war on Gaza is genocide?

The world’s leading genocide scholars have declared that Israel’s war on Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide.

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of UN staff pressure rights chief to call Gaza a genocide, letter shows

HUNDREDS of United Nations staff at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights have written to ask him to explicitly describe the Gaza war…

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UN staff urge rights chief Volker Turk to call Gaza war a ‘genocide’

Letter on behalf of more than 500 OHCHR workers says failure to do so undermines the global rights protection system.

Al Jazeera

How the world is reacting to Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City

Israel’s Gaza escalation sparks global outcry with leaders warning of devastating humanitarian consequences.

Al Jazeera

Israeli plan for Gaza takeover must be halted immediately: UN rights chief

The Israeli government's plan for a full-scale military takeover of Gaza will cause more deaths and suffering and must be halted immediately, the United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk said on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

Calls for Thailand to free 20 Cambodian soldiers held after border clashes

Thailand’s military said the detained Cambodian troops will be returned home after ‘legal procedures’ are completed.

Al Jazeera

Palestine Action ban ‘disturbing misuse’ of UK law, UN human rights chief says

Volker Turk described the ban as ‘disproportionate and unnecessary’ in an intervention on Friday.

Evening Standard

UN Urges UK To Repeal 'Disproportionate' Palestine Action Ban

The United Nationd rights chief on Friday slammed Britain's ban on activist group Palestine Action as a "disturbing" misuse of UK counter-terrorism legislation and urged the government to rescind its move.

International Business Times

UN Demands Justice In Any Ukraine Peace Talks, As Civilian Deaths Spike

The United Nations insisted on Tuesday that any peace talks on Russia's war in Ukraine must include full accountability for the conflict's litany of violations, following the deadliest month for civilians since May 2022.

International Business Times

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Radio France Internationale

UN halts investigation into rights abuses in eastern DRC due to lack of funding

Hit by a funding crisis, largely linked to a cut in the United States' contribution, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has been forced to announce the suspension of a fact-finding mission into human rights abuses committed in eastern DRC.

Al Jazeera

DR Congo and Rwanda to sign peace agreement on June 27

Provisional agreement initialed by two countries aimed at ending fighting in eastern DRC.

Al Jazeera

Israel kills 56 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them desperately seeking aid

UN rights chief says Israel’s warfare methods are ‘inflicting horrifying, unconscionable suffering on Palestinians’.

Al Jazeera

European Union backs ICC after US sanctions on court judges

EU affirms its unwavering support for the ICC, denouncing US sanctions as a threat to judicial independence and justice.

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Al Jazeera

Dozens of bodies found in militia-run sites in Libya’s Tripoli; UN alarmed

United Nations rights chief urges accountability after more than 70 bodies found in Tripoli militia strongholds.

International Business Times

George Floyd's Uncertain Legacy Marked In US Five Years On

Americans on Sunday marked five years since George Floyd was killed by a US police officer, as President Donald Trump backtracks on reforms designed to tackle racism.

International Business Times

UN Rights Chief Warns Of 'Ethnic Cleansing' In Gaza

The UN's rights chief on Friday denounced Israel's sharp escalation of attacks in Gaza -- and an apparent push to permanently displace the population -- as amounting to "ethnic cleansing".

International Business Times

Israel's Gaza Plan 'Dangerous Moment' For Civilians: UN Official

The UN's human rights chief told AFP Wednesday that Israel's plan for an expanded offensive in the Gaza Strip represented "a very dangerous moment" for civilians there.

Al Jazeera

Israeli attacks kill dozens as UN demands lifting of ‘cruel’ Gaza blockade

Israel’s aid blockade is threatening Palestinians’ existence in Gaza, UN rights chief Volker Turk warned.

Al Jazeera

Sudan ‘horror knows no bounds’, says UN, as deaths in Darfur rise

UN rights chief says civilians ‘trapped in dire conditions’ in and around el-Fasher as RSF warns of further ‘bloodshed’.

Al Jazeera

More than 480 civilians killed in Sudan’s North Darfur over two weeks: UN

The UN human rights office also reported rampant sexual violence in the region, including against young boys and girls.

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