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Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system
Most of those people died “as a result of lack of medical care, unsanitary cells, insufficient food, and limited access…
Tanzania: Reports of hundreds killed and detained following deadly election violence
Tanzanians took to the streets on 29 October against the re-election of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, in a protest that…
International Criminal Court: Sanctions threaten global fight against impunity
Annalena Baerbock’s statement came as the assembly discussed the ICC’s annual report in the light of United States’ sanctions imposed…
‘Worrying reports’ continue of abductions and disappearances in Syria
“Eleven months after the fall of the former government in Syria, we continue to receive worrying reports about dozens of abductions…
Rights chief warns ‘abominable atrocities’ likely continue in Sudan’s El Fasher
“Today, traumatised civilians are still trapped inside El Fasher and are being prevented from leaving,” said UN human rights chief Volker Türk in a statement released on Friday. …
World News in Brief: Russian rights abuses in Ukraine, US a no-show for rights review, Orlando Bloom highlights Rohingya plight
During their mission from 2 to 6 November, the three members of the Human Rights Council-mandated Commission of Inquiry met…
Genocide prevention expert raises alarm over alleged Sudan atrocity crimes
“We see massive violations of international human rights law, direct attacks on civilians, noncompliance with international humanitarian law, which regulates…
Security Council lifts terror-related sanctions on Syrian President
Soon after the fall of Bashar al-Assad in early December 2024, the international community began to ease sanctions against the…
Sudan crisis: UN agencies race to aid civilians as violence engulfs El Fasher
“We are deeply alarmed by mounting reports of grave violations against civilians,” M. Haq said, citing accounts of “executions, sexual…