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Bashir's Supporters Warn Burhan, Demand Expelling UN Envoy in Sudan

Several thousand supporters of the ousted Sudanese President , Omar al-Bashir, and the disbanded National Congress Party (NCP) gathered outside the UN Integrated Transition Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) headquarters, demanding the expulsion of its president Volker Perthes. They warned the head of the Sovereign Council, Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, against…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Respect and guarantee human rights to Uighurs of Xinjiang, says India

‘We hope that the relevant party will address the situation objectively and properly,’ says Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi

The Hindu

Countries vote down motion to discuss UN report into China's serious human rights violations in Xinjiang

After 19 countries voted down a motion to discuss a report that found China is responsible for serious human rights violations in Xinjiang, the Australian government also issued a forceful statement, saying the mistreatment of Uyghurs "cannot be ignored by the international community".

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Wife of Ukrainian fighter calls for Russia to release POWs

The wife of a Ukrainian fighter imprisoned by Russia called for his release on Tuesday as a U.N. rights official said monitors had documented cases of Ukrainian prisoners being tortured, in two cases to death.

Reuters

Kremlin claims victory in controversial Ukraine referendums set to pave way for annexation

Pro-Moscow officials say residents in four occupied areas of Ukraine have voted to join Russia in a Kremlin-orchestrated vote that has been dismissed by the US and its Western allies as illegitimate.

ABC News

UN says Russia abuses prisoners in Ukraine

Russian forces and their armed affiliates have subjected Ukrainian prisoners to extrajudicial executions, sexual violence and other abuses, the U.N. human rights office said in a report on Tuesday.

Reuters

China rallies support over Xinjiang report at U.N. rights meeting

China attacked a report issued by the U.N. rights office (OHCHR) on alleged abuses in Xinjiang on Tuesday and read out a statement backed by around 20 other countries criticising the U.N. body for releasing it and saying it had no right to do so.

Reuters

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U.N. presses Sri Lanka to advance human rights amid economic crisis

Sri Lanka should improve human rights and strengthen institutions to tackle the humanitarian challenges that have sprung from its worst financial crisis in seven decades, a top U.N. Human Rights official said on Monday.

Reuters

Confused Vladimir Putin claims Russia 'have not started' military onslaught in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin told the Eastern Economic Forum that Russia hasn't lost - and will not lose anything - from the conflict in Ukraine, despite claims that around 75,000 soldiers have been killed or maimed

Daily Mirror

UN report on China's abuse of Uyghurs is stronger than expected but missing a vital word: genocide

The long-awaited UN report into human rights abuses committed in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was finally published last week to a mixed reception. For some – principally the Chinese government – it went too far. Others thought it didn’t go far enough.

The Conversation

China's angry defense of its "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang

The Chinese government reacted furiously to the release of a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 31 August, calling it "wholly illegal and invalid". Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Beijing furious over damning UN rights report on Uyghurs in Xinjiang

China on Thursday accused the United Nations of becoming a "thug and accomplice of the US and the West" after the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a highly anticipated report warning that crimes against humanity may have taken place in the Xinjiang region.

Radio France Internationale

Five key points from the UN report on Xinjiang human rights abuses

Damning report cites human rights violations against Uyghur Muslims in north-west Chinese province

The Guardian - AU

Rights groups call for inquiries into Uyghur abuses in China after damning UN report

Governments urged to launch formal investigations after UN findings on treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang

The Guardian - UK

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Explainer-Blood, treasure and chaos: the cost of Russia's war in Ukraine

Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of dead, displaced millions and sown economic strife across the world.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Slams ‘Unconscionable’ Killing of Palestinian Children

The UN rights chief voiced alarm Thursday at the number of Palestinian children killed and wounded this month and demanded those responsible be brought to account. Last week saw three days of intense conflict between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants in the densely populated Palestinian enclave of Gaza. "Inflicting hurt…

Reuters

Explainer-Blood, treasure and chaos: the cost of Russia's war in Ukraine

Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of dead, displaced millions and sown economic strife across the world.

Reuters

Colombia's next government must focus on tackling criminal groups, U.N. says

Colombia's next government must prioritize dismantling illegal armed groups and criminal gangs, a report from the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Tuesday, with rising violence devastating rural communities.

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China seeks to stop UN rights chief from releasing Xinjiang report

China is asking the United Nations human rights chief to bury a highly-anticipated report on human rights violations in Xinjiang, according to a Chinese letter seen by Reuters and confirmed by diplomats from three countries who received it.

Reuters

Civilian toll in Ukraine conflict passes 5,000 mark, UN says

The U.N. human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that more than 5,000 civilians had been killed in Ukraine since Russia invaded on Feb. 24, adding that the real toll was likely much higher.

The Hindu

Teest Setalvad arrest | UN Human Rights chief’s comment unwarranted, says India

The remarks constitute an interference in India’s independent judicial system, says MEA

Al Jazeera

UN: Israelis fired shots that killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed on May 11 in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

Nottingham Post

Aiden Aslin now a pawn in Putin's total war strategy, says Ukrainian historian in Nottingham

Newark's Aslin was sentenced to death earlier in June

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: Russian reserves heading to Luhansk

Ukraine news from June 18: Luhansk governor says reserves are coming from other battle areas to Severodonetsk.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: What does Ukraine joining the EU really mean?

European Commission green-lit Ukraine for EU candidate status, but becoming a member might take years.

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