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Climate change 'dystopian future already here', UN warns

The United Nations human rights chief on Monday issued a grim warning about the “environmental horror” being suffered by countries on the frontlines of climate change – adding that food insecurity and human rights crises were now a lethal reality.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 11, 2023

UN ‘concerned’ by harassment of human rights defenders in Bangladesh

UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls on Dhaka to create a ‘safe’ environment for activists and civil society leaders.

Al Jazeera · Sep 5, 2023

200 former Afghan troops, officials killed since Taliban takeover: UN

The UN mission documents 800 cases of serious rights violations despite amnesty; Taliban dismisses the report.

Al Jazeera · Aug 22, 2023

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More than 200 former Afghan officials and security forces killed since Taliban takeover, UN says

A new U.N. report says more than 200 extrajudicial killings of former Afghan government officials and security forces have taken place since the Taliban took over the country two years ago

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

ECOWAS force ready to intervene in Niger 'anytime the order is given'

ECOWAS could send a diplomatic mission to Niger on Saturday, an official said Friday, as ECOWAS defence chiefs continued their talks in Ghana on the crisis in Niger after coup leaders there ignored the West African bloc's deadline to step down. The news comes as the US said it is…

France 24 · Aug 18, 2023

UN says N Korea expanding military programmes while people suffer

First discussion of isolated country’s human rights in six years draws anger from Russia and China.

Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2023

UN slams immigration Bill as plans for more vessels to house migrants in trouble

The UN refugees head said the Government’s asylum plans expose refugees ‘to grave risks in breach of international law’.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

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UN condemns UK Government in extraordinary intervention over immigration law

THE United Nations have issued an extraordinary statement condemning the UK Government for being “in breach of international law” with its newly…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 18, 2023

Myanmar military in ‘systematic denial’ of humanitarian aid: UN

United Nations human rights chief appeals for international action with millions in urgent need of help.

Al Jazeera · Jul 7, 2023

Climate change threatens 'truly terrifying' future, UN rights chief says

Climate change threatens to deliver a "truly terrifying" dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations' human rights chief warned Monday.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 4, 2023

US says ‘engaging’ with Israel after West Bank settler attacks

White House comments come after US ambassador to Israel said Washington will not ‘stand by and watch settler violence’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2023

UN slams Israel’s use of ‘advanced military weaponry’ in Jenin

Israeli forces stormed the Jenin refugee camp on Monday to arrest two suspects.

Al Jazeera · Jun 23, 2023

West Bank violence could spiral ‘out of control’, UN rights chief says

The new outbreak of violence in the occupied West Bank risks spiralling ‘out of control’, UN human rights chief Volker Turk warned Friday.

France 24 · Jun 23, 2023

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 · Jun 20, 2023

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Reuters · May 30, 2023

UN rights chief tells Britain of concerns over migration bill

The United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday he has formally conveyed his concerns over a new British migration law to the government, saying he was worried it would bar people from seeking asylum.

Reuters · May 30, 2023

Uganda accuses West of blackmail in its response to anti-LGBTQ law

Uganda on Tuesday condemned the Western response to the East African country's new anti-LGBTQ law, considered one of the harshest in the world, and said sanctions threats from donors amounted to "blackmail".

Reuters · May 24, 2023

UN rights chief asks Sudan's generals to stop 'senseless violence'

The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday described the situation in Sudan as "heartbreaking" and made a direct call to the two warring generals to stop sexual violence and spare the lives of civilians.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023

US says Russia’s Wagner force eyes Mali as route for war supplies

Russian mercenary force said to be willing to falsify paperwork to use Mali as transit point for Ukraine war equipment.

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Reuters · May 11, 2023

Western motion to monitor Sudan abuses ekes past at UN rights body

The U.N. Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly passed a motion to increase monitoring of human rights abuses in Sudan where hundreds of civilians have been killed since a conflict erupted last month.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2023

UN rights chief urges UK to reverse 'troubling' Public Order Bill

The U.N. human rights chief called on the British government on Thursday to reverse legislation that would clamp down on protests by giving police in England and Wales more powers to act to prevent serious disruption.

Bangkok Post · Apr 12, 2023

Myanmar admits air strike on gathering; 100 feared dead

YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta has confirmed that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of people were reported killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations (UN) and Western powers.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

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.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2023

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.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 22, 2023

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.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

'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

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