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U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees Says Trump Immigration Policies May Be Violating International Law

In a speech, Filippo Grandi criticized what he described as a growing disregard for international law among developed nations and emphasized that poorer countries continue to carry most of the global refugee burden.

Latin Times

UN Human Rights Chief Urges For Funding For Haiti Mission: 'Without Them, The Worst May Be Yet To Come'

The United Nations' Human Rights Chief welcomed the decision to expand the security mission for Haiti but warned that it is imperative to implement it soon

Latin Times

Israel has killed more than 100 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire, UN says

An Israeli drone strike on south Lebanon has killed one person and wounded five

The Independent UK

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Memory and mourning as Guinea marks 2009 Conakry stadium massacre

On the anniversary of Guinea’s 2009 stadium massacre, the quest for justice and accountability continues amid the daily realities of military rule and fresh tensions over a controversial referendum.

Radio France Internationale

Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, says UN commission of inquiry

Report cites scale of killings and aid blockages, and calls on member countries to punish those responsible

The Guardian - UK

North Korea executes more people for watching foreign films, UN report finds

North Korean escapees interviewed by the UN Human Rights Office expressed "a clear and strong desire for change".

Euronews

UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide

Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’

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Police Scotland 'breaching human rights to subdue Palestine protests', activists say

POLICE Scotland is facing allegations of having breached people’s human rights in a bid to “subdue” pro-Palestine protests ...

The National (Scotland)

Human rights 'at risk' as Police Scotland arrest Palestine activists, watchdog says

POLICE Scotland may have breached people’s human rights with arrests at pro-Palestine demonstrations ...

The National (Scotland)

UK ban on Palestine Action at odds with international law, says UN rights chief

Volker Türk says the Home Office proscription restricts right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly

The Guardian - UK

U.S. Sanctions UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Over Her 'Campaign Of Political And Economic Warfare Against The U.S. And Israel'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. has sanctioned UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese over her "campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel"

Latin Times

Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights chief persona non grata

Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, “persona non grata,” criticizing the U.N. official for failing to protect the rights of Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador

The Independent UK

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.

Radio France Internationale

At least 37 Palestinians killed in Gaza food site shooting, local authorities say

Death toll is highest yet reported in near-daily shootings since US-backed group began distributing food in territory

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The Independent UK

UN rights chief decries 'horrifying' suffering in Gaza and urges leaders to pressure Israel, Hamas

The U.N. human rights chief says Israel’s warfare in Gaza is inflicting “horrifying, unconscionable suffering” on Palestinians and has urged government leaders to exert pressure on Israel’s government and Hamas to end it

Euronews

Dozens of bodies found in area of Libya's capital controlled by armed militia, UN says

The UN human rights office said it was concerned about human rights violations and "potential evidence of extrajudicial killings" in Tripoli.

The Independent UK

UN says dozens of bodies discovered in a section of Libyan capital run by armed militia

The United Nations human rights office has expressed concerns about the discovery of dozens of bodies in an area of Libya’s capital controlled by an armed militia

The Guardian - UK

Gaza food hub stops operations for second day as access routes remain ‘combat zones’

Extended closure said to be for maintenance and follows deaths of at least 27 people killed by Israeli troops near distribution site

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M23 rebels committed possible war crimes in eastern DR Congo, Amnesty International says

The NGO made the claims against the Rwandan-backed group in a new report published on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Descendants of slave owners in the Caribbean call for reparations at the UN

Great-great-grandson of William Gladstone tells of ‘profound sense of guilt’

The Guardian - UK

World leaders express outrage at Israel’s renewed bombing of Gaza civilians

Strikes said to target Hamas killed hundreds within hours including women and children, undermining ceasefire

The Guardian - UK

Entire families reportedly killed in fighting in north-west Syria, UN says

Human rights commissioner calls for investigation into ‘extremely disturbing’ attacks in Latakia province

The Independent UK

US says multiple offers were made to resettle Uyghurs before Thailand deported them back to China

The State Department says the United States and other countries made repeated offers to Thailand to resettle more than three dozen Uyghur men before they were deported back to China, where rights groups fear they may face torture and other abuse

The Guardian - UK

UN human rights chief ‘deeply worried by fundamental shift’ in US

Volker Türk alarmed at growing power of ‘unelected tech oligarchs’ and warns gender equality is being rolled back

Radio France Internationale

UN rights chief deeply worried about 'fundamental shift' in direction in US

United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has expressed deep concern over the United States' "fundamental shift" in direction since the last election and has condemned the "unchecked power" of "unelected tech oligarchs."

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