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'#AmericaAlone': French Government Post Goes Viral After US Votes Against UN Human Rights Chief

A diplomatic row erupted on social media as France accused the US of aligning with authoritarian regimes following a UN vote, sparking widespread debate and criticism.

International Business Times UK

UN human rights chief faces opposition in vote to extend his term for another four years

U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk is facing opposition ahead of a vote Friday for a second four-year term

The Independent UK

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.

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Mexico asks US state attorneys general to investigate migrant deaths in ICE custody

Mexico has formally requested that U.S. state attorneys general investigate cases of migrants who have died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody or during raids

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on atrocities in Sudan: when ‘never again’ becomes again, and again

Editorial: The city of El Obeid faces catastrophe. Governments are shirking their duty to challenge all those sustaining this war

The Guardian - UK

‘International law is our compass’ in global conflict, UN rights chief tells RFI

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk tells RFI that repression in Iran and drone warfare and sexual violence in Sudan show that civilians are paying the highest price for conflicts around the globe.

Radio France Internationale

UN human rights chief sounds 'red alert' over violence around Sudan's el-Obeid city

The United Nations human rights chief is sounding a “red alert” about possible atrocity crimes in and near a strategic city in central Sudan

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UN to close its human rights office in Burkina Faso following junta's suspension

Junta chief captain Ibrahim Traoré has pursued anti-Western policies since seizing power in a coup in September 2022, while critical voices are met with repression.

Euronews

France's Emmanuel Macron speaks out against global rise in executions

"The death penalty has never made a society safer," Macron said during a speech at the ninth World Congress against the death penalty.

Euronews

South Africa anti-migrant wave: UN's Türk urges people 'not to dehumanise'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In this wide-ranging interview, Türk presents a coherent vision of human rights as the essential framework through which to understand some of the defining global challenges of the 21st century. Rather than treating migration, climate…

France 24

Trump news at a glance: president tests out a new ‘red scare’ ahead of midterms

Republican strategists believe rise of Mamdani could present opportunity to tag Democrats with most extreme views of the left – key US politics stories from Friday 26 June

The Guardian - US

UN calls for ‘prompt investigations’ of deaths in US immigration custody

High commissioner for human rights calls for ‘those responsible for violations of the law’ to be held to account

The Guardian - US

UN blames Myanmar’s military for over 700 civilian deaths during election period

UN human rights agency flags air strikes as deadliest form of violence

The Independent UK

Norway, Australia warn of looming RSF attacks in Sudan

Rapid Support Forces fighters are approaching the central Sudanese city of al-Obeid, dozens of countries have warned at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

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Euronews

At least 58 states and territories contaminated by landmines, UN human rights chief says

At least 945 people were killed and 4,325 injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war in 2024 alone, the UN said, citing the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor.

The Independent UK

Drone strikes killed over 1,000 civilians in Sudan in 5 months, UN rights chief says

A senior United Nations official reports that drone strikes have killed more than 1,000 civilians in Sudan in the first five months of 2026

Euronews

At least 2,300 killed this year in Haiti gang violence, UN human rights chief says

Haiti has been plagued by worsening gang violence since the 2021 assassination of its then-President Jovenel Moïse.

The Times of India

‘No more torture’: Venezuelan inmates take control of prison over alleged abuse, set it on fire

Hundreds of inmates took control of a prison in western Venezuela on Sunday, claiming they were tortured and demanding its director be fired. "They are suffering because they are beating them terribly, torturing them, pouring cold water on them, electrocuting them, setting them on fire, mistreating them terribly," she said…

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Dozens killed in drone strike on Sudan market

A local rights group says a drone strike on a market in central Sudan has killed 28 people and wounded dozens more.

The Independent UK

Drones are making Sudan's war even deadlier for civilians

Experts say drone warfare has become the deadliest threat to civilians in Sudan's conflict, with both the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces being supplied by various countries

Euronews

Sudan drone strikes killed at least 880 civilians between January and April, UN says

Most of the civilian deaths attributed to drone strikes in the first three months of the year were recorded in the Kordofan region and Darfur, although the strikes were also increasingly spreading beyond both regions.

Euronews

Iran executed 21 people and arrested thousands since start of war, UN warns

UN has warned that the Tehran regime has executed 21 people and detained over 4,000 since the war began, accusing the Islamic Republic of torture, disappearances and targeting minorities.

Euronews

UN rights chief alarmed by number of drugs-related executions in Singapore

Officials in Singapore maintain that the death penalty has made it one of the world's safest cities and a government survey in 2023 showed strong public support for capital punishment for serious crimes.

Latin Times

UN Warns Of 'Continued Torture and Mistreatment of Detainees' in Venezuela Even Despite Maduro's Capture

The United Nations' top human rights official has warned that reports of torture and abuse in Venezuelan detention centers persist even after the January capture of former president Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces

The Independent UK

UN rights report raises concerns of 'ethnic cleansing' in displacement of Palestinians in West Bank

The U.N. human rights chief's office has expressed concerns about possible “ethnic cleansing” as Israel has accelerated the expansion of settlements in large parts of the West Bank

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