Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel

Guterres appoints independent UNRWA review panel

The independent Review Group – appointed in consultation with UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini – will examine whether the agency is doing everything it can to ensure neutrality and to respond to allegations of serious breaches when they arise. It will be led by former French Foreign Minister, Catherine Colonna, who will work with three research organizations: the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in…

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general elections;  Independent candidates will join the People's Party, claims Manzoor Wasan

general elections; Independent candidates will join the People’s Party, claims Manzoor Wasan

Karachi: PP leader Manzoor Wasan has said in connection with the 2024 general elections that independent candidates will come to the People’s Party. People’s Party leader and former provincial minister Manzoor Wasan, who is famous for political predictions, has said that I have dreamed that independent candidates will come to People’s Party. He claimed that…

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USA: Slavery has left a deep and long-lasting legacy on the country, UN experts say

US ‘at a critical juncture’ in fight against racism: Independent expert

She travelled across the US between 31 October and 14 November, from Detroit in Michigan to the Louisiana coast, also visiting Los Angeles, Atlanta and Washington DC. Ashwini K.P., UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, xenophobia and related intolerance, said following her 14-day fact finding mission that mainstream America was now more aware…

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Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert

Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert

In an interview with UN News, UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert Francesca Albanese, said it was “impossible to describe the pain and suffering that Israelis are going through because of what happened to them…because there are not only those who were killed, those who were taken hostage, but there is an entire population that was…

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UN independent experts ‘unequivocally condemn’ violence against civilians in Israel, Gaza

UN independent experts ‘unequivocally condemn’ violence against civilians in Israel, Gaza

In a news release, the experts denounced the ruthless attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians starting 7 October. They also stressed their concern for the victims of subsequent counter-terrorism measures by Israeli forces. “We decry the scale of the brutal assault on mothers, children, babies, the elderly and ordinary citizens going about their daily lives…

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Disability rights threatened by bad working conditions for carers: independent expert

Disability rights threatened by bad working conditions for carers: independent expert

Gerard Quinn, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, said that “dead-end jobs, low wages, poor conditions and little room for social mobility” in the care sector are not a way to build resilient systems – as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown.  Women carers ‘severely disadvantaged’  Speaking at the opening of the…

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‘Increasingly brazen’ war crimes evident in Myanmar, reports Independent Mechanism

‘Increasingly brazen’ war crimes evident in Myanmar, reports Independent Mechanism

These include indiscriminate attacks on civilians from aerial bombing, mass executions of civilians and detained combatants, and large-scale and intentional burning of civilian homes and buildings, resulting in the destruction of entire villages in some cases, the Mechanism said in a news release. “Every loss of life in Myanmar is tragic, but the devastation caused…

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Independent investigations into human rights violations in India;  European Parliament

Independent investigations into human rights violations in India; European Parliament

Independent investigations into human rights violations in India; European Parliament (Photo: File) Brussels: The European Parliament passed a resolution condemning ethnic and religious violence and human rights violations against minorities in India. According to the international news agency, the determination of the European Parliament has also been expressed They will continue to raise their voices…

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UN independent experts spotlight ‘prima facie war crime’ in East Jerusalem

UN independent experts spotlight ‘prima facie war crime’ in East Jerusalem

“There has been an ongoing and unchecked tragedy: the forced eviction of Palestinians from their homes,” they said in a joint statement.  “Israel’s transfer of its own population into the occupied territory confirms a deliberate intention to colonize the territory it occupies, a practice strictly prohibited by international humanitarian law,” they said. “It amounts to…

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