UN rights body adopts resolution to probe rights abuses in war-torn Sudan
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The United Nations Humans Rights Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution that opens a probe into the humanitarian situation in Sudan where the army and a paramilitary group have been fighting for the last six months. “This resolution is a call to action for what we all agree are the pressing priorities for […]
Russia may have committed ‘war crimes’ in Ukraine, says UN rights boss
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Russia may have committed war crimes by killing civilians and destroying hospitals in its pounding of Ukrainian cities, the top United Nations human rights official said on Wednesday in her strongest comments yet on the conflict. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Michelle Bachelet urged Russia to end its five-week invasion. […]