Rights office calls on Russia and Ukraine to observe rules of war, after alleged POW executions

Rights office calls on Russia and Ukraine to observe rules of war, after alleged POW executions

If confirmed, the actions would breach the rules of war, and could amount to a war crime. In a briefing on Tuesday in Geneva, OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani pointed to audio that emerged on Sunday on several Telegram channels, which urged combatants not to bother taking POWs, or to summarily execute those captured. Take no…

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Moscow will host a meeting of Turkey, Syria, Russia, Iran tomorrow

Moscow will host a meeting of Turkey, Syria, Russia, Iran tomorrow

File photo Moscow will host a meeting of Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran tomorrow. The Turkish Defense Minister confirmed that he will meet with his Syrian, Russian and Iranian counterparts in Moscow on Tuesday. The intelligence chiefs of these countries will also participate in this meeting in Moscow. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];…

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Crimea is historically part of Russia, angering Western countries over China's statement

Crimea is historically part of Russia, angering Western countries over China’s statement

Paris: France and other Western countries have expressed displeasure over the questioning of Ukraine’s sovereignty by China’s ambassador to France, Luo Shai. According to international media reports, at a conference held in Paris, the capital of France, when asked whether Crimea is part of Ukraine or not, Chinese Ambassador Lu Shai said that historically it…

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Russia: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin

Russia: International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin

“The contents of the warrants are secret to protect the victims,” said ICC President Piotr Hofmański. “Nevertheless, the judges decided to make the existence of the warrants public, in the interest of justice and to prevent future crimes.” The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II also issued a warrant for the arrest of Russia’s Commissioner for Children’s…

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UN stresses ‘full commitment’ to Ukraine grain deal as Russia offers 60-day extension

UN stresses ‘full commitment’ to Ukraine grain deal as Russia offers 60-day extension

Russia announced earlier that it would agree to a 60-day extension, which is half the number of days agreed when it first expired in November. The UN-brokered deal also endorsed by Türkiye in Istanbul – which includes a Memorandum of Understanding between Russia and the UN to facilitate fertiliser exports – has allowed the exports of 24…

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Human Rights Council: Russia responsible for ‘widespread death and destruction’ in Ukraine

Human Rights Council: Russia responsible for ‘widespread death and destruction’ in Ukraine

Speaking only days since a large majority of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, the UN chief stressed that Russia’s decision to go to war against its neighbour on 24 February 2022 had unleashed “widespread death, destruction and displacement”. Also present at the opening…

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Closure of Moscow Helsinki Group, 'yet an additional impact to civils rights' in Russia: OHCHR

Closure of Moscow Helsinki Group, ‘yet an additional impact to civils rights’ in Russia: OHCHR

Maria Hurtado claimed in a declaration that the reasoning was simply the most up to date “in a collection of activities versus civil culture”, reporters, various other media and also resistance teams and also civils rights protectors. MHG was established in 1976 by popular objectors and also reported on civils rights infractions in the previous…

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Agreement between Pakistan and Russia on customs sharing

Agreement between Pakistan and Russia on customs sharing

Islamabad: (Dunya News) During the signing ceremony of documents between Pakistan and Russia, an agreement was reached between the two countries to increase cooperation in customs matters and data sharing. After the Pakistan-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission meeting in Islamabad, a document signing ceremony was held. During the ceremony, an agreement was signed between the two countries…

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