UN rights office calls on Zimbabwe Government to end ‘crackdown’ in response to fuel protests

18 January 2019
Human Rights
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In Zimbabwe, violence and the reported use of live ammunition by State security officials against protesters that has led to “a number of deaths” should be investigated thoroughly and transparently by the Government, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.

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Nearly 900 reportedly killed following ‘shocking’ intercommunal attacks in DR Congo

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The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Wednesday that at least 890 villagers were reportedly killed in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo last month, following brutal inter-communal clashes.

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Yemen: Security Council backs new mission in support of key port city truce

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The Security Council unanimously voted on Wednesday in favour of deploying up to 75 observers to monitor a fragile ceasefire in Yemen's port city of Hudaydah which went into effect late last month; a lifeline for millions of Yemenis on the verge of starvation.

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Iran: women hunger strikers entitled to medical care, UN rights experts urge

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A group of six independent United Nations rights experts called on Iran Wednesday to urgently provide Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Narges Mohammadi access to appropriate health care, and reiterated calls for their immediate release, as they continue a hunger strike in protest.

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More urgency needed to help increasing numbers ‘locked out’, before 2030, says UN’s Bachelet

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Many countries are failing to protect and promote the interests of all their people – despite pledging to do so in 2016 – the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.

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Mali: ‘Dire’ humanitarian situation, ‘grave’ security concerns challenge fragile peace

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With over 800 schools forced to close due to insecurity, and 2.3 million vulnerable people in need of assistance this year, a top UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday that the humanitarian situation in Mali “remains dire”.

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