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Sudan's war economy fuelling 'self-perpetuating' conflict, UN human rights office says

OHCHR called on the parties to the war, and corporations involved in the value chain of Sudanese commodities, to ensure compliance with international law.

Euronews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Three killed in Kyiv drone attack on Moscow as strikes on oil facilities continue

Ukraine's attack also targeted Russian tankers and ferries near the Sea of Azov

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv reaches ‘political’ agreement with US on Patriot interceptor production licences

Key supplies of interceptors to arrive in the next few days, as talks also continue on a ‘drone deal’, Zelenskyy says. What we know on day 1,598

The Guardian - AU

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About 700 killed in Tanzania election protests, opposition says

Demonstrators took to streets after president’s main challengers were excluded from ballot

The Guardian - UK

Russia uses Telegram to recruit Ukrainian children for bomb attacks, UN says

The head of the UN’s Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said more than 100 minors have been detained this year for acts of sabotage that they have been recruited to do over social media platforms like Telegram.

Euronews

Scores killed by RSF drone strike on mosque in besieged Sudanese city

First responders say 75 worshippers dead as paramilitaries push to capture last foothold of Sudanese army in Darfur

The Guardian - UK

North Korea executing people for distributing K-dramas, UN warns

Orphans and street children forced to work in coal mines and other environments, report warns

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Fears over divided opposition and instability, as Cameroon heads to the polls

Ahead of Cameroon's 12 October presidential election, the opposition remains divided, despite agreement on the need to unite behind a candidate to face off against President Paul Biya, who is seeking an eighth term. Meanwhile, the United Nations has sounded the alarm over whether tensions in the country will make…

Radio France Internationale

UN human rights staff urge leadership to declare Israel’s war in Gaza a genocide

Internal letter also calls on UN member states to suspend arms sales, saying ‘criticising Israel is not enough’

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of UN staff pressure rights chief to call Gaza a genocide, letter shows

HUNDREDS of United Nations staff at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights have written to ask him to explicitly describe the Gaza war…

The National (Scotland)

UN staff urge rights chief Volker Turk to call Gaza war a ‘genocide’

Letter on behalf of more than 500 OHCHR workers says failure to do so undermines the global rights protection system.

Al Jazeera

Christopher Nolan criticised for filming in occupied Western Sahara city

Organisers of local film festival warn production of The Odyssey in Dakhla could normalise repression by Morocco

The Guardian - UK

Israel repeatedly denying visas for several heads of agencies working in Gaza, UN says

Visas for the local leaders of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the human rights agency OHCHR and the agency supporting Palestinians in Gaza, UNRWA, have not been renewed in recent months.

Euronews

Attacks on Palestinians intensifying in occupied West Bank: UN rights body

UN office reports 757 settler attacks since January, up 13 percent from 2024, as deaths since January near 1,000.

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The Independent UK

Nearly 800 killed near Gaza food distribution sites and aid convoys since late May, says UN

More than 600 of these deaths were recorded near the Israel-backed GHF aid distribution site

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 800 killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May, UN says

UN human rights office says 615 of the deaths were in vicinity of sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Al Jazeera

UN says 613 Gaza killings recorded at aid sites, near humanitarian convoys

An OHCHR spokesperson says the figure is as of June 27, adding that more incidents have taken place since then.

Al Jazeera

Shipping giant Maersk divests from companies linked to Israeli settlements

Move follows campaign accusing Maersk of links to Israel’s military and occupation of Palestinian lands.

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Al Jazeera

Israel has killed at least 71 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire, UN says

Death toll announced as Israel launches new attack in southern Lebanon, killing one person and injuring three.

Euronews

UN raises alarm over civilian executions in Sudan

Sudanese rights group Emergency Lawyers says the army has executing civilians suspected of supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

The Independent UK

UN and rights organizations in Sudan warn against rise of extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

The United Nations has condemned reports by local rights groups of extrajudicial killings taking place in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, which the Sudanese military recaptured last month

Al Jazeera

US sanctions Rwanda minister over DRC fighting

Rwanda is facing international backlash for allegedly backing M23 rebels in DR Congo, an accusation it denies.

The Guardian - UK

UN rights body accuses Rwanda-backed militia of killing children in eastern DRC

OHCHR says Tutsi-led M23 group killed three boys in Bukavu last week after capturing the city

Al Jazeera

Israeli settlers attack West Bank villages under army’s protection

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages, set vehicles on fire and injure several residents in the West Bank.

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OHCHR Alarmed By Violence In West Bank

OHCHR expresses concern over violence in West Bank post-Gaza ceasefire. Israeli forces shoot Palestinian boy, settlers rampage, checkpoints restrict movement.

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