This article is published in association with United Nations. The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. “The goal of the Israeli government is abundantly clear: the destruction of life in Gaza.” That’s how Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission […]Israeli actions in Palestinian territories constitute war crimes, Human Rights Council hears
June 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The ongoing crises in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Sudan are in the spotlight this week at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. “The goal of the Israeli government is abundantly clear: the destruction of life in Gaza.” That’s how Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission […]Ukrainians tortured, raped, executed by Russian captors, Human Rights Council hears
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard gruesome testimony of torture, rape and execution of Ukrainian detainees and soldiers allegedly committed by Russian forces, as a high-level independent probe into Russia’s full-scale invasion delivered its latest mandated report in Geneva. The Council – the UN’s foremost human […]Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears
March 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The people of Syria’s painful search for a peaceful future took centre stage at the UN on Wednesday as one leading representative of the families of the country’s forcibly disappeared spoke of the continuing pain of not knowing their fate. Yasmen Almashan, a founding member of the […]
