UN Human Rights Council Should Move to Investigate Beirut Blast Last week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for an international investigation into the August 2020 blast that devastated Beirut, killing hundreds and injuring thousands. Türk denounced the lack of accountability for the tragedy and […]
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Ethiopia at a Crossroads: The Urgent Need to Renew the UN Human Rights Council’s Investigative Mandate
Ethiopia at a Dangerous Precipice: The Urgency of International Scrutiny Alarming Findings and Ongoing Human Rights Violations The International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia (ICHREE) has released a report addressing the ongoing armed conflict in the Tigray region and its expansion into the Amhara and Afar regions. The […]
Sudanese Massacre: The Urgency of Establishing an Investigative Mechanism by UN Human Rights Council
Amnesty International has welcomed the announcement that the United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Sudan on 11 May 2023 to discuss the impact of the ongoing conflict in the country. The organization has called on the council to address the human rights crisis in Sudan […]