UN experts demand accountability for sexual torture during Hamas attacks
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters UN experts on Monday demanded accountability for sexual violence against Israeli civilians during the 7th October Hamas attacks, saying that mounting evidence of rapes and genital mutilation point to possible crimes against humanity. Israeli authorities have opened an investigation into possible sexual crimes during the most deadly attack on Israel in its history. […]
UN experts arrive in Honduras to explore anti-corruption mission installation
Tegucigalpa, HondurasReuters A UN mission of experts arrived in Honduras to examine the establishment of an international anti-corruption mission in the Central American nation, which is plagued by widespread corruption that exacerbates poverty and immigration, Honduran authorities announced Sunday. Leftist President Xiomara Castro pledged during her campaign to install an anti-corruption commission known as the […]
UN panel accuses regional South Sudan officials of overseeing gang rapes, beheadings
Nairobi, KenyaReuters South Sudan should investigate officials accused of overseeing systematic gang rapes, some of whose victims were girls as young as nine, UN rights experts said on Monday in a statement the government dismissed as a fabrication. Investigators say sexual abuse has been used as a weapon by all sides in South Sudan’s civil […]
Corporate climate pledges rife with greenwashing – UN expert group
Sharm El-Sheikh, EgyptReuters Promises by companies, banks and cities to achieve net-zero emissions often amount to little more than greenwashing, UN experts said in a report on Tuesday as they set out proposed new standards to harden net-zero claims. The report, released at the COP27 climate conference in Egypt, is intended to draw a “red […]
UN experts to Pakistan: Release man charged with blasphemy
Islamabad, PakistanAP United Nations human rights experts urged Pakistan on Thursday to release a Christian man who was detained two years ago for insulting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad and is believed to be mentally ill. Stephen Masih, who was arrested in March, 2019, has yet to face trial, the experts said. He is a Pakistani jailed […]
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: UN REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ISLAMISTS’ ROLE IN ONGOING VIOLENCE
World Watch Monitor reports on the findings of a new UN report on violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo…