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Human Rights Council hears alarming updates on executions in Iran and global civic space crackdown
At least 975 people were executed in Iran in 2024, the highest number reported since 2015, according to a report…
UN rights office ‘horrified’ by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Wednesday called on the Israeli military to cease…
UN condemns deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainian capital as civilian toll mounts
According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), more than 30 locations across seven districts of Kyiv…
DR Congo: Human rights violations could amount to war crimes, UN experts say
Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council that the investigation and analysis undertaken by his office, OHCHR, had revealed “an…
Societies grappling with a ‘silent but growing’ prison crisis
A decade ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Nelson Mandela Rules — a set of 122 guidelines setting minimum…
World News in Brief: Rights abuses in Haiti, Sudan war sees exodus to Chad, food trade optimism
Between 1 January and 30 May, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957 injured, 316…
World News in Brief: ‘Indifference and impunity’ in Sudan, ICC judges speak out against sanctions, respiratory diseases overlooked in Europe
Tom Fletcher noted that over 30 million people require humanitarian assistance. Moreover, with famine declared in multiple places and over…
US decision to sanction ICC judges ‘deeply corrosive’ to justice: UN rights chief
Mr. Türk was responding to an announcement by Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, on Thursday, of measures targeting…
Top UN advocate sounds alarm over sexual violence crisis in gang-ravaged Haiti
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on 21 May that widespread armed violence continues to expose…