Western countries want a UN team created to monitor rights violations and abuses in Sudan
1 year, 2 months ago

Western countries want a UN team created to monitor rights violations and abuses in Sudan

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Four Western countries floated a proposal Wednesday for the United Nations’ top human rights body to appoint a team of experts to monitor and report on abuses and rights violations in war-wracked Sudan. “Reports indicate the most appalling violations and abuses by all parties to this wholly unnecessary conflict,” Britain’s ambassador in Geneva, Simon Manley, told The Associated Press. “It is crucial for an independent U.N. body to establish the facts, so that those responsible can be held to account and so that these heinous acts stop.” The draft resolution is set to come up for consideration by the 47-member rights council in Geneva at the end of next week, before then end of its fall session. The fact-finding mission would aim in part to identify those responsible for rights violations and abuses, in the hope that one day perpetrators might be held to account.

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UN investigates sexual exploitation allegations against aid workers in Chad following AP story
4 weeks ago

UN investigates sexual exploitation allegations against aid workers in Chad following AP story

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The United Nations in Chad has launched an internal investigation, following an Associated Press report on allegations of sexual exploitation of Sudanese refugees, which included aid workers. Earlier this month, the AP reported accusations by some Sudanese women and girls that men, including those meant to protect them such as humanitarian workers and local security forces, had …

The world is at a dangerous moment as conflicts spread, UN rights chief says
2 months, 1 week ago

The world is at a dangerous moment as conflicts spread, UN rights chief says

The Independent  

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UN to deploy team to Bangladesh to probe rights abuses, violations during mass uprising
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN to deploy team to Bangladesh to probe rights abuses, violations during mass uprising

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office said Friday that it will deploy a fact-finding team to Bangladesh to investigate alleged rights abuses and violations through use of excessive force by security forces to quell protests led by students against the former government this summer. The office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said he had …

Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan’s conflict, calls for international protection
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan’s conflict, calls for international protection

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the paramilitary group fighting against the military in Sudan’s civil war of rampant sexual violence against women, including gang rape and forced marriages of girls. “The Rapid Support Forces have raped, gang raped, and forced into marriage countless women and girls in residential areas in Sudan’s capital,” said Laetitia Bader, deputy Africa …

UN adopts a resolution demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of a Darfur city
6 months, 1 week ago

UN adopts a resolution demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of a Darfur city

The Independent  

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Report by UN-backed experts cites crimes by Israeli forces, Palestinian militants starting 0ct. 7
6 months, 1 week ago

Report by UN-backed experts cites crimes by Israeli forces, Palestinian militants starting 0ct. 7

Associated Press  

GENEVA — U.N.-backed human rights experts say in a report issued Wednesday that Israeli forces and Palestinian militants engaged in sexual and gender-based violence during the first months of the Israel-Hamas war. The independent experts, in a detailed chronicling of events that have mostly been reported in the media, said Israeli forces and Palestinian militants committed war crimes, while Israel …

Report by U.N.-backed experts cites crimes by Israeli forces, Palestinian militants starting Oct. 7
6 months, 1 week ago

Report by U.N.-backed experts cites crimes by Israeli forces, Palestinian militants starting Oct. 7

LA Times  

U.N.-backed human rights experts say in a report issued Wednesday that Israeli forces and Palestinian militants engaged in sexual and gender-based violence during the first months of the Israel-Hamas war. The independent experts, in a detailed chronicling of events that have mostly been reported in the media, said Israeli forces and Palestinian militants committed war crimes, while Israel was also …

UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid
6 months, 1 week ago

UN says Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups may have committed war crimes in a deadly raid

The Hindu  

The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend and killed hundreds of Palestinians. Office spokesman Jeremy Laurence expressed concerns about possible violations of rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution by the Israeli forces in a …

Security Council to vote on resolution decrying attacks on UN and aid workers, demanding protection
7 months ago

Security Council to vote on resolution decrying attacks on UN and aid workers, demanding protection

New Indian Express  

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a resolution that strongly condemns attacks on humanitarian workers and U.N. personnel, and demands that all combatants protect them in accordance with international law. “It’s about protecting the men and women who work and risk their lives — every day — to help people affected by armed …

Shadows under the lighthouse: Observations on human rights practices in the West
7 months, 1 week ago

Shadows under the lighthouse: Observations on human rights practices in the West

China Daily  

Song Chen | China Daily The United States, alongside its Western allies, often prides itself on being a beacon of freedom and justice and a promoter of human rights across the globe. During the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, an increasing number of developing countries raised the problem of human rights abuses within the borders …

UN human rights body calls for accountability over alleged Israeli war crimes
8 months, 2 weeks ago

UN human rights body calls for accountability over alleged Israeli war crimes

Hindustan Times  

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution calling for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, although Israel dismissed it as a "distorted text". The resolution stressed "the need to ensure accountability for all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law in order …

UN rights body demands Israel be held accountable for possible ‘war crimes’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

UN rights body demands Israel be held accountable for possible ‘war crimes’

Al Jazeera  

UN Human Rights Council also backs call to halt all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of ‘genocide’ in Gaza. The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution calling for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Gaza Strip, and demanding a halt to all arms sales to the …

Rape and sexual violence in Sudan's ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says
10 months ago

Rape and sexual violence in Sudan's ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says

The Hindu  

The UN human rights office said in a new report on Friday that scores of people, including children, have been subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence in the ongoing conflict in Sudan, assaults that may amount to war crimes. “Some of these violations would amount to war crimes,” said UN human rights chief Volker Türk, calling for …

Rape and sexual violence in Sudan’s ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says
10 months ago

Rape and sexual violence in Sudan’s ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office said in a new report Friday that scores of people, including children, have been subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence in the ongoinng conflict in Sudan, assaults that may amount to war crimes. “Some of these violations would amount to war crimes,” said U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk, calling …

UN human rights body establishes a fact-finding mission to probe abuses in Sudan’s conflict
1 year, 2 months ago

UN human rights body establishes a fact-finding mission to probe abuses in Sudan’s conflict

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The United Nations’ top human rights body voted Wednesday to establish a face-finding mission to probe allegations of abuses in Sudan’s monthslong war. Proposed by the U.K., the U.S. and Norway, the resolution says the mission will “investigate and establish the facts, circumstances and root causes of all alleged human rights violations and abuses and violations of international …

Possible Kenya-led mission to Haiti prompts growing calls for safeguards
1 year, 3 months ago

Possible Kenya-led mission to Haiti prompts growing calls for safeguards

Al Jazeera  

International observers and human rights defenders are awaiting an anticipated proposal for a United Nations-backed, Kenya-led police mission to Haiti. Kenya’s human rights record also should be examined “in full before endorsing their deployment to Haiti”, Amnesty’s letter said. Kenya has not specifically addressed the rights concerns related to an intervention in Haiti, but Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki in August …

The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of ‘epic proportions,’ UN aid chief says
1 year, 3 months ago

The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of ‘epic proportions,’ UN aid chief says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The conflict in Sudan is fueling “a humanitarian emergency of epic proportions” that threatens the entire country, the U.N. humanitarian chief warned on Friday. He added that hundreds of thousands of Sudanese children are severely malnourished “and at imminent risk of death if left untreated.” “A long conflict will almost certainly lead to a lost generation of …

Rights group and UN experts single out Sudanese paramilitary with accusations of sexual violence
1 year, 4 months ago

Rights group and UN experts single out Sudanese paramilitary with accusations of sexual violence

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A leading rights group and U.N. experts accused Sudan’s powerful paramilitary on Thursday of sexual violence and attacks on women in the restive western Darfur region as the African country entered its fifth month of conflict. Human Rights Watch said the paramilitary group apparently targeted women and girls in the western Darfur region of non-Arab ethnicity, as well …

HRW, UN raise alarm over rape accusations against Sudan’s RSF
1 year, 4 months ago

HRW, UN raise alarm over rape accusations against Sudan’s RSF

Al Jazeera  

New York-based Human Rights Watch says it documented 78 victims of rape between April 24 and June 26. New York-based Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that the RSF group apparently targeted non-Arab women and girls in the western Darfur region, as well as activists documenting human rights abuses during the conflict. “The Rapid Support Forces and allied militias appear …

US and UN should impose more sanctions on Sudanese leaders for alleged atrocities, rights group says
1 year, 4 months ago

US and UN should impose more sanctions on Sudanese leaders for alleged atrocities, rights group says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A leading human rights group called Friday on the United States and the United Nations to impose further sanctions on those in Sudan “responsible for the atrocities” in the troubled Darfur region, where evidence of scorched-earth attacks is mounting. In Darfur, the scene of genocidal war in the early 2000s, the conflict has morphed into ethnic violence, with …

Human Rights Watch urges US to stop atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur
1 year, 4 months ago

Human Rights Watch urges US to stop atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

The war in Sudan has been going on for more than 100 days, and Darfur is one of the worst hit areas of the country. A leading human rights group has urged the United States to stem “ongoing atrocities” in Sudan’s western region of Darfur as Washington holds the presidency of the United Nations Security Council in August. As evidence …

Rights group reports war crimes in Sudan, including deliberate attacks on civilians, sexual assault
1 year, 4 months ago

Rights group reports war crimes in Sudan, including deliberate attacks on civilians, sexual assault

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s warring parties have committed extensive war crimes in the ongoing conflict, including deliberate killings of civilians and sexual assault, a leading rights group said Thursday. The report said the RSF abducted 24 women and girls - as young as 12- and held them “for several days during which they were raped by several RSF members.” Rovera said …

UN records the highest number of 'grave violations' against children in conflicts
1 year, 5 months ago

UN records the highest number of 'grave violations' against children in conflicts

The Independent  

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UN human rights body passes resolution on human rights abuses in Sudan, amid worsening conflict
1 year, 7 months ago

UN human rights body passes resolution on human rights abuses in Sudan, amid worsening conflict

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The United Nation’s top human rights body adopted a resolution Thursday that drew attention to mounting civilian deaths and rights abuses in Sudan since a bloody conflict erupted between the African country’s two top generals last month. Likewise, China’s ambassador said the country and its warring parties should be “free from external pressure.” Most Western countries voted in …

UNHRC passes resolution on human rights abuses in Sudan amid worsening conflict
1 year, 7 months ago

UNHRC passes resolution on human rights abuses in Sudan amid worsening conflict

Hindustan Times  

The United Nation's top human rights body adopted a resolution Thursday that drew attention to mounting civilian deaths and rights abuses in Sudan since a bloody conflict erupted between the African country's two top generals last month. Likewise, China's ambassador said the country and its warring parties should be “free from external pressure.” Meanwhile, most Western countries voted in favor, …

UN report charges South Sudan officials of rights violations
1 year, 8 months ago

UN report charges South Sudan officials of rights violations

The Independent  

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UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya
1 year, 8 months ago

UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya

Associated Press  

GENEVA — U.N.-backed human rights experts said Monday there is evidence that crimes against humanity have been committed against Libyans and migrants in chaos-stricken Libya, including women being forced into sexual slavery. The investigators found “reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity were committed against Libyans and migrants throughout Libya,” said Mohamed Auajjar, the head of the fact-finding mission. …

UN mission accuses EU of aiding crimes against humanity in Libya
1 year, 8 months ago

UN mission accuses EU of aiding crimes against humanity in Libya

Al Jazeera  

Fact-finding mission says state security forces and armed militia groups have committed a wide array of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The investigators commissioned by the UN Human Rights Council also faulted the European Union for sending support to Libyan forces that they say contributed to crimes against migrants and Libyans. Investigators said they are deeply concerned by the …

UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of committing range of war crimes in Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of committing range of war crimes in Ukraine

ABC  

Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, — including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions — amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, according to a report from a UN-backed inquiry. Key points: Russian authorities may have committed crimes against humanity, according to a UN-backed inquiry The inquiry's investigators created a list of individuals to be held accountable …

UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

UN-backed inquiry accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, according to a report from a U.N.-backed inquiry released Thursday. Among potential crimes against humanity, the report cited repeated attacks targeting Ukrainian infrastructure since the fall that left hundreds of thousands without heat and electricity …

Top UN human rights body looks to chastise Russia for war crimes in Ukraine
1 year, 9 months ago

Top UN human rights body looks to chastise Russia for war crimes in Ukraine

India Today  

Russia's war in Ukraine looms large as the UN Human Rights Council meets Monday, with calls for unity in condemning Moscow and extending a probe into war crimes in the conflict. Days after the United Nations General Assembly in New York voted overwhelmingly to demand Russia immediately withdraw from Ukraine, Moscow's war is expected to dominate the opening of the …

Ukraine response should be 'replicated', Human Rights Watch urges governments
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine response should be 'replicated', Human Rights Watch urges governments

Firstpost  

London: Human Rights Watch on Thursday hailed the international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, urging governments to show the same concern for civilians caught up in other conflicts. In the report, HRW urged governments to “replicate the best of the international response in Ukraine” and “scale up the political will to address other crises”. “Never in the history of …

Ukraine response should be ‘replicated’, Human Rights Watch urges governments
1 year, 11 months ago

Ukraine response should be ‘replicated’, Human Rights Watch urges governments

The Hindu  

Human Rights Watch on January 12, 2023, hailed the international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, urging governments to show the same concern for civilians caught up in other conflicts. “Never in the history of responding to conflicts have we seen a coordinated international response where we have all the arsenal of the international community to protect human rights and …

UN rights council moves to investigate Iran’s protest crackdown
2 years, 1 month ago

UN rights council moves to investigate Iran’s protest crackdown

Al Jazeera  

‘Fact-finding mission’ will probe alleged human rights abuses in Iran, with particular focus on women and children. The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to establish a fact-finding mission to investigate potential abuses in Iran’s crackdown on anti-government demonstrations, with a particular focus on women and children. “The people of Iran, from all walks of life across ethnicities, across …

UN hearings probing alleged Israeli rights abuses open in Geneva
2 years, 1 month ago

UN hearings probing alleged Israeli rights abuses open in Geneva

Al Jazeera  

The outlawing of Palestinian rights bodies and killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be in focus during the 5-day hearings in Geneva. A United Nations independent commission of inquiry has begun public hearings on the alleged human rights violations in the Palestinian territories, with the first day focusing on Israel’s outlawing of several Palestinian rights organisations last …

50 Nations Condemn Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang in United Nations
2 years, 1 month ago

50 Nations Condemn Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang in United Nations

News 18  

Fifty countries on Monday signed onto a statement read during a UN debate that condemned the “severe and systematic” human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang region. “We are gravely concerned about the human rights situation in the People’s Republic of China, especially the ongoing human rights violations of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in Xinjiang,” said the statement, read …

U.N. rights council to monitor human rights violation in Russia
2 years, 2 months ago

U.N. rights council to monitor human rights violation in Russia

The Hindu  

The U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday agreed to monitor the rights situation in Russia, marking the first-ever resolution focused on violations inside the country. ‘Deterioration in human rights situation’ The resolution, adopted on Putin's 70th birthday, calls for the appointment of a special rapporteur to monitor "the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation for a period of …

UN rights body rejects Western bid to debate Xinjiang abuses
2 years, 2 months ago

UN rights body rejects Western bid to debate Xinjiang abuses

Associated Press  

GENEVA — In a close diplomatic victory for China, the U.N.'s top human rights body on Thursday voted down a proposal from Britain, Turkey, the United States and other mostly Western countries to hold a debate on alleged rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region. The result, prompting a smattering of applause in …

Western push on China, Russia at UN rights body faces test
2 years, 2 months ago

Western push on China, Russia at UN rights body faces test

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Western countries are leading a rare two-pronged push at the U.N.’s main human rights body to better scrutinize the human rights records of two big world powers: China, over allegations of abuses during an anti-extremism campaign in western Xinjiang, and Russia, over its government’s crackdown on dissent and protest against the war in Ukraine. On Tuesday, 26 European …

UN rights team: Ukrainian POWs face systematic mistreatment
2 years, 2 months ago

UN rights team: Ukrainian POWs face systematic mistreatment

Associated Press  

GENEVA — U.N. human rights investigators say Ukrainian prisoners of war appear to be facing “systematic” mistreatment — including torture — both when they are captured and when they are transferred into areas controlled by Russian forces or Russia itself. The head of a monitoring mission set up by the U.N. human rights office said Tuesday that Russia must address …

UN rights experts present evidence of war crimes in Ukraine
2 years, 3 months ago

UN rights experts present evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body to look into rights violations in Ukraine said Friday its initial investigation turned up evidence of war crimes in the country following Russia’s invasion nearly seven months ago. “Based on the evidence gathered by the commission, it has concluded that war crimes have been committed in …

To China’s fury, UN accuses Beijing of Uyghur rights abuses
2 years, 3 months ago

To China’s fury, UN accuses Beijing of Uyghur rights abuses

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The U.N. accused China of serious human rights violations that may amount to “crimes against humanity” in a long-delayed report examining a crackdown on Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups. “It’s a really long-awaited recognition of the Uyghurs and their unimaginable suffering, coming from the world’s most authoritative voice on human rights.” Human rights groups, the U.S., …

UN finds possible ‘crimes against humanity’ in report on China’s Xinjiang
2 years, 3 months ago

UN finds possible ‘crimes against humanity’ in report on China’s Xinjiang

The Independent  

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UN releases report on possible crimes against humanity in China\'s Xinjiang
2 years, 3 months ago

UN releases report on possible crimes against humanity in China\'s Xinjiang

Deccan Chronicle  

Geneva: China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the UN human rights office has said in a long-awaited report. UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet brushed aside Chin's calls for the office to withhold the report, which follows her own trip to Xinjiang in May …

Potential ‘crimes against humanity’ in China’s Xinjiang, UN says
2 years, 3 months ago

Potential ‘crimes against humanity’ in China’s Xinjiang, UN says

Al Jazeera  

Long-delayed report from UN human rights office says abuses against mostly Muslim Uighurs stem from ‘anti-terrorism law systems’. China’s detention of Uighurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang may amount to “crimes against humanity”, the United Nations human rights office said in a long-delayed report that was finally published late on Wednesday. Bachelet’s report …

China rejects UN report on Uyghur rights abuses in Xinjiang
2 years, 3 months ago

China rejects UN report on Uyghur rights abuses in Xinjiang

India TV News  

Highlights The report was caught up in a tug-of-war between China and others such as Human Rights Group, Japan. The report was caught up in a tug-of-war between China and others such as the Human Rights Group and Japan, who were critical of the delay and lobbied for its release. The UN report assessment was released late on Wednesday by …

U.N. cites possible crimes against humanity in China's Xinjiang
2 years, 3 months ago

U.N. cites possible crimes against humanity in China's Xinjiang

The Hindu  

China’s discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the western region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the U.N. human rights office said in a long-awaited report Wednesday, which cited “serious” rights violations and patterns of torture in recent years. The U.N. report says “serious human rights violations” have been committed in Xinjiang under China’s …

U.N. cites possible crimes against humanity in China’s detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
2 years, 3 months ago

U.N. cites possible crimes against humanity in China’s detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang

LA Times  

China’s detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the northwestern region of Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity, the United Nations human rights office said Wednesday in a long-awaited report that cited “serious” rights violations and patterns of torture in recent years. The 48-page report says “serious human rights violations” were committed in Xinjiang between 2017 and …

U.N. to monitor Ukraine war for violations against children
2 years, 5 months ago

U.N. to monitor Ukraine war for violations against children

The Hindu  

The United Nations announced on Monday it will start monitoring the war in Ukraine and conflicts in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Africa’s central Sahel region for violations against children, including killings, injuries, recruitment, rape and other forms of sexual violence. The U.N. chief said the protection of children was severely affected by escalating conflicts, the multiplication of armed groups, land mines …

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