Politics

Mali improvised bomb claims lives of two Egyptian peacekeepers

MINUSMA/Gema Cortes         MINUSMA peacekeepers on patrol in northern Mali.

July 6, 2022   Peace and Security

Brazil: ‘Racialized’ police killings, evidence reforms are needed, say experts

Unsplash/Milos Hajder      Olympic Boulevard street art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

July 6, 2022   Human Rights

Bachelet calls for impartial, ‘transparent investigation’ into Uzbekistan protest deaths

OHCHR       At least 18 people died during clashes at protests in the Uzbek region of Karakalpakstan.

July 5, 2022

UN needs $68.4 million to help Central African Republic where 2.2 million are acutely food insecure

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July  5, 2022   Humanitarian Aid

2030 development agenda ‘fails’ on racial equality and non-discrimination

Unsplash/Rolande PG        "Racism is a Virus" sign at a Black Lives Matter protest in Montreal, Canada.

July 5, 2022   Human Rights

Libya: new suspected mass graves found in Tarhuna, says UN human rights probe

UNMAS/Giovanni Diffidenti            Civilians have paid the highest price during the conflict in Libya.

July 4, 2022   Human Rights

Uganda: President Pledges Rights Improvements

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July 1, 2022

Promises to Halt Security Force Abuses; End Curbs on Journalists, Civil Society

Migrant deaths in Libyan desert ‘wake-up call’ for stronger protections

IOM      Evacuation of Third Country Migrants who were stranded at a reception centre in Misrata, Libya. (File).

July 1, 2022   Migrants and Refugees

In Afghanistan, women take their lives out of desperation, Human Rights Council hears

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July 1, 2022   Human Rights

The situation for women is so desperate in Afghanistan that they are committing suicide at a rate of one or two every day, the Human Rights Council has heard.

Sudan: UN human rights chief alarmed over killing of protesters by security forces

Salah Naser       Protests have continued in Sudan, against the military coup there.

July 1, 2022   Human Rights