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‘Tens of thousands’ have fled southern Lebanon amid Israeli strikes, UN says

"Tens of thousands" of people in Lebanon have fled their homes since Monday amid Israeli air strikes on Hezbollah targets in the south of the country, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. The UN children's agency UNICEF separately said further escalation in the conflict, which has so far killed…

France 24

‘Pure terrorism’: World reacts to Israeli settler attack in West Bank

Deadly attack on Palestinian village of Jit sparks condemnation and calls for accountability, sanctions against Israel.

Al Jazeera

‘Hell on Earth’ as violence escalates in Sudan’s el-Fasher

UN says it has received only 12 percent of funds sought for war-wracked Sudan as ‘famine is closing in’.

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Uncovering of mass grave at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital: What you need to know

More than 300 bodies retrieved from two of the largest hospitals in Gaza after Israeli sieges end this month.

Al Jazeera

UN rights chief ‘horrified’ by reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals

Spokesperson says some bodies allegedly had their hands tied while others were bound and stripped

The Guardian - UK

UN demands end to Israeli forces’ support of settler attacks on West Bank Palestinians

UN human rights office expresses concern over escalating violence after deaths near Nablus over weekend

The Guardian - UK

EU and UN Express Regret Over Alabama's First Nitrogen Execution

The European Union and the U.N. Human Rights Office express regret over the first use of nitrogen gas in an execution in Alabama, stating that the death pe...

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What’s nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama carries out Kenneth Smith’s US execution

Smith became first inmate in history to be executed with nitrogen gas.

Al Jazeera

Israel could be in breach of global law with Gaza relocation order: UN

Israel’s order for 1.1 million northern Gazans to move south could amount to a forcible transfer of civilians, UN says.

Al Jazeera

UN condemns recent gang attacks in Haiti as Kenya deploys recon mission to troubled nation

U.N. human rights officials are denouncing what they called the “extreme brutality” of gangs in Haiti as thousands flee several neighborhoods in the country’s capital this week amid a surge in violence

The Independent UK

Teen’s killing raises a French policing issue that dare not be named

The killing of 17-year-old Nahel M. during a police traffic stop this week was a depressingly familiar addition to France’s list of police brutality cases. But when the UN called on the government to address racial discrimination in its police force, the official reaction was just as familiar and depressing…

France 24

Singapore executes man for coordinating the delivery of cannabis

Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence.

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Singapore executes man for abetting trafficking of cannabis

Singapore has executed a man for abetting the trafficking of cannabis, despite pleas for clemency and protests that he was convicted on weak evidence

The Independent UK

UN rights chief: Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s life in great danger

Volker Turk called on Egypt to immediately release hunger striking prisoner as leaders gather for COP27 in the country.

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The Guardian - UK

Iran: deaths reported as security forces open fire on protesters in Zahedan

Crowds in Mahabad also fired on during rally held after funeral of protester Ismail Mauludi

Reuters

Iran protests flare again as U.N. voices concern at detainees' treatment

Iranians kept up protests calling for the toppling of the Islamic Republic on Friday, as activists posted videos of crowds demanding the death of the supreme leader and the widely feared Basij militia he unleashed against them.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: 23 Children Killed, 90 Journalists, Lawyers, Artists Arrested In Iran Protests

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasani revealed on Tuesday that 23 children have been killed in Iran’s ongoing mass protests. This comes as Switzerland is considering whether to adopt the strengthened EU sanctions against Iran following Tehran’s crackdown against demonstrators outraged by the death of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Deadly Russian Strikes May Have Violated International Law Principles, Says UN

Russia may have violated principles on the conduct of hostilities under international humanitarian law with deadly strikes on Ukraine on Monday, a spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said. "We are gravely concerned that some of the attacks appear to have targeted critical…

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Shock, anger after assassination attempt on Argentine VP Kirchner

Buenos Aires (AFP) - Messages of shock and solidarity poured in from around the world Friday after a man tried to shoot Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner at point-blank range.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Rights Office Says Its Findings Suggest Al Jazeera Journalist Killed by Israeli Forces

Information reviewed by the UN human rights office suggests Israeli security forces fired the shot that killed Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh in May, not indiscriminate firing from Palestinians, a spokesperson said on Friday. "It is deeply disturbing that Israeli authorities have not conducted a criminal investigation," Ravina Shamdasani told…

AFP

UN says Israeli fire killed Al Jazeera journalist

Geneva (AFP) - The United Nations said Friday it found that Israeli forces fired the shot that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, with Israel swiftly branding the UN's findings unfounded.

The Independent UK

UN office points to Israel in Al Jazeera reporter's death

The U.N. human rights office says veteran Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh and her crew were targeted by “seemingly well-aimed bullets” fired from the direction of Israeli troops

WEKU

Israeli gunfire killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, U.N. says

"We have found no information suggesting that there was activity by armed Palestinians in the immediate vicinity," U.N. Human Rights Office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani said.

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Israeli soldiers killed Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, UN rights office says

"Perpetrators must be held to account."

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Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli forces, UN says

Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot dead by Israeli forces, the United Nations has confirmed.

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