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U.N. human rights chief decries 'shockingly routine' abuses in Ukraine war

The United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk deplored on Friday how grave human rights violations were "shockingly routine" in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and said the number of civilian casualties was far higher than official figures.

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U.N. urges North Korea to confirm fate of forcibly disappeared people

The United Nations Human Rights office in Seoul called on North Korea on Tuesday to confirm the fate and whereabouts of people who have been disappeared under its regime, accusing Pyongyang of violating the rights of the victims and their loved ones for decades.

Reuters

UN, Amnesty join calls for Museveni to reject Uganda's anti-gay legislation

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni faced calls on Wednesday from the United Nations and rights groups to reject an "appalling" anti-gay bill passed by parliament. Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved the bill outlining harsh penalties for anyone who engages in same-sex activity.

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'Deeply troubling': UN rights chief on Uganda anti-gay bill

The U.N.’s top human rights official is urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to block an anti-LGBTQ bill that prescribes harsh penalties for some homosexual offenses, including death and life imprisonment

The Independent UK

UN rights chief slams UK plan to ban asylum claims by Channel migrants

The United Nations refugee agency has criticised a British draft law that would outlaw asylum claims by anyone arriving in the country illegally. The UNHCR has warned that such legislation could violate international law.

Radio France Internationale

UN: Video of Ukraine soldier's killing 'may be authentic'

GENEVA: The United Nations said Wednesday it believes that a viral video showing the apparent execution of a captured Ukrainian soldier by Russian troops may be authentic.

Bangkok Post

Australia calls for investigation into Beirut blast after stalled probe

Australia uses an international human rights forum in Geneva to call for a swift, independent, and impartial investigation into the devastating 2020 Beirut port blast that killed more than 200 people, including one Australian.

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EU imposes global sanctions over rights abuses against women

The European Union has announced sanctions against officials from six countries, including Russia and Afghanistan, for violence and rights abuses against women. This comes as countries around the globe mark International Women's Day on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

Israeli minister inciting violence with remarks: UN rights chief

Volker Turk slams Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call for Palestinian village of Huwara to be ‘wiped out’.

Al Jazeera

Watch: High Commissioner for Human Rights briefs council on situation in Palestine

Watch as Volker Turk, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, briefs the Human Rights Council in Geneva on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

The Independent UK

UN: Myanmar junta ‘at war with country’s own people’

Myanmar's military rulers now see civilians as their adversaries and are making war on the country’s own people, undermining the basic ability to live, the United Nations said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

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

The Independent UK

Israeli reforms would undermine judiciary, U.N. rights chief says

The United Nations' human rights chief on Tuesday voiced concern that a proposed overhaul of Israel's judicial system would "drastically undermine" the ability of the judiciary to uphold human rights and the rule of law.

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.

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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.

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UN: Myanmar situation ‘catastrophic’

Nearly two years after Myanmar’s military coup, the country has plunged into catastrophe, the UN rights chief says, calling for the military to be brought under civilian oversight.

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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.

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UN Rights Chief: Iran Executions Amount to 'State Sanctioned Killing'

The UN human rights chief said that the death penalty was being weaponized by Iran's government to strike fear into the population and stamp out dissent, saying the executions amounted to "state sanctioned killing". "The weaponization of criminal procedures to punish people for exercising their basic rights – such as…

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Iran executions are 'state sanctioned killing' - UN rights chief

The U.N. human rights chief said that the death penalty was being weaponised by Iran's government to strike fear into the population and stamp out dissent, saying the executions amounted to "state sanctioned killing".

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UN calls for 'impartial' investigation after 28 killed in Burkina Faso

The UN rights chief called Saturday on the transitional authorities in jihadist-hit Burkina Faso to swiftly and transparently probe the killing of 28 people whose bodies were found last weekend.

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UN Urges Taliban to End ‘Terrible’ Restrictions on Women

The Taliban must immediately revoke their policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, the UN rights chief insisted Tuesday, condemning their "terrible" consequences. "No country can develop -- indeed survive -- socially and economically with half its population excluded," Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said…

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Russia Launches Another Major Missile Attack on Ukraine

Ukraine's capital came under one of the biggest attacks of the war on Friday as Russia's invading forces fired dozens of missiles across the country, triggering widespread emergency power outages, Ukrainian officials said. Gunfire from air defense systems and thudding explosions combined with the wail of air-raid sirens as the…

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Ukrainian general says Russia preparing for ‘prolonged’ war

Comments come as Russia pounded Kherson city and Kharkiv, while Ukraine shelled Donetsk in the east.

Reuters

UN rights chief warns of 'serious deterioration' in Ukraine if strikes continue

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Thursday that further strikes on Ukraine's infrastructure could lead to a serious deterioration of the humanitarian situation and spark further displacement.

Bangkok Post

UN details civilian executions in Ukraine

GENEVA: In just the first weeks of Moscow's war in Ukraine, Russian forces summarily killed hundreds of civilians, the UN rights chief said Thursday, decrying likely war crimes.

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