Law and Crime Prevention

David Kaye (left) and Agnes Callamard are among the experts who issued the statement. Respectively, they are the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (file photo)..
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas/Loey Filipe

Independent UN rights experts call for ‘immediate investigation’ into alleged Bezos phone hack by Saudi Arabia

22 January 2020

Independent UN rights experts said on Wednesday they were “gravely concerned” over allegations that in 2018, a messaging app account belonging to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia was used to hack into The Washington Post owner’s mobile phone, calling for an “immediate investigation” by authorities in the United States.

A girl runs outside a small community school in Korioume, Mali, where children lack basic equipment, including notepads and pens. Parts of the school have been attacked and in 2013 the village was a Jihadist stronghold.
OCHA/Eve Sabbagh

‘Unprecedented terrorist violence’ in West Africa, Sahel region

8 January 2020
Africa

The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on Wednesday, describing an “unprecedented" rise in terrorist violence across the region.