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The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on six individuals affiliated with various armed factions in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday. Sanctioned individuals were allegedly involved in obstructing disarmament and repatriation efforts, committing human rights violations such as murder and sexual violence, recruiting child soldiers, orchestrating or carrying [...]

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UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths released a statement Sunday calling for a ceasefire in Sudan’s ongoing conflict, which he said was “one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history.” The armed conflict in Sudan, which began in April 2023 between the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group (RSF) and [...]

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The UN implored Russia on Monday to allow UN aid workers into the area of the Kakhovka Dam collapse. Russia has denied entry to aid workers due to alleged safety concerns, according to a Kremlin spokesperson. The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Denise Brown, alleged that UN aid workers were denied entry into the Kakhovka [...]

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo of war crimes including murder and rape in a report released Tuesday. HRW based the accusations on reports of abuse it documented from November 2022 to March 2023, citing 8 unlawful killings and 14 cases of rape by M23 [...]

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The United Nations secretary general for humanitarian affairs said in a series of UN reports on Friday that Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis has been made severely worse by the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant’s destruction. The UN’s top official in Ukraine, Denise Brown, says that immediate needs are now “huge.” In his statement to the UN, Secretary [...]

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Tuesday issued an urgent call for international action in Haiti to confront escalating gang violence, including a “time-bound specialized support force.” Haiti is currently experiencing a crisis of instability and gang violence which “continues to spiral out of control.” Türk has previously expressed concerns about violence in [...]

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The UN Security Council Monday unanimously adopted Resolution 2672, which authorized the renewal of the cross-border mechanism in Syria a day before it was set to expire. Resolution 2672  renewed the UN’s previous authorization of the Bab al-Hawa crossing point on Syria’s border with Türkiye. The UN Security Council first authorized the border crossing point [...]

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JURIST Features Editor Ingrid Burke Friedman talked with Brian Concannon, a human rights lawyer and the executive director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti about the ongoing civil unrest in Haiti. Below is a transcript of their conversation, which has been edited for clarity. Could you please tell us more about your [...]

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The National Health Commission (NHC) of China Wednesday announced eased COVID-19 regulations. The NHC’s new, more relaxed regulations are the first nationwide change regarding the virus, and a step away from their previous zero-COVID policy. A ten-point directive been released by the NHC, setting out the new rules. Those with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic or [...]

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