News in Brief 31 January 2023
- Amid increase in dangerous Rohingya boat journeys, IOM boosts support
- Mali: rights experts call for probe into Wagner Group alleged crimes
- Bangladesh urged to tackle migrant recruitment ‘middlemen’ scourge
The court order closing down Russia’s oldest human rights organization, the Moscow Helsinki Group (MHG), is “yet another blow to human rights and civic space in the country”, said a Spokesperson for the UN rights office, OHCHR on Thursday.
The UN must present “a united front” in the fight for women’s rights in Afghanistan, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said after returning from a two-week country visit spanning several continents.
UN rights chief Türk condemns killing of Eswatini human rights lawyer
$2.54 billion needed to tackle health emergencies in 2023: WHO
Yemen: UN migration agency unveils water network for conflict-hit Marib
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears its one year anniversary, the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs updated the Security Council on Friday, noting that the fighting and suffering continues “with no end in sight”.