Ugandan Government says it won’t renew UN human rights office mandate
Kampala, Uganda The Ugandan Government has said it will not renew the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uganda wrote to OHCHR offices in Kampala on 3rd February indicating that it would not renew its mandate. In the letter, the government noted the […]
Thousands held in “unlawful and arbitrary” detention in Libya facing torture and abuse, says report
Thousands of people being held in unlawful arbitrary detention by armed groups in Libya are being tortured and abused, according to a UN report released this week. Released on Tuesday, the report – compiled by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in cooperatioon with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, estimates that […]