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world23 days ago•4 min saved

Young Karate Champion Executed in Iran as UN Flags Surge in Death Sentences

Iran executed 21-year-old karate athlete Sassan Azadvar Joonqani, detained during January protests, at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. Authorities say he was convicted of moharebeh and involved in attacks on security forces; rights groups question the evidence and allege torture. The UN reports a sharp rise in executions and mass arrests since the start of the Iran war, with at least 21 executions and over 4,000 detentions, while Amnesty International notes additional recent hangings. Tehran has pledged to speed up trials and ignore international calls to halt executions.

via Euronews.com|

#executions #human-rights #iran

world25 days ago•180 min saved

Myanmar taps house arrest for Suu Kyi as junta signals limited political concessions

Myanmar’s state media says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be moved to a designated residence under house arrest after years in detention, with her 33-year sentence reduced and partially commuted amid a wider amnesty. The UN welcomed the commutation, but Suu Kyi’s son questioned whether she is alive and asked for proof of life. The move underscores the junta’s ongoing grip amid a deadly civil war and international pressure for credible political dialogue.

via CNN|

#aung-san-suu-kyi #house-arrest #military-junta

world26 days ago•13 min saved

IAEA chief urges US and Russia to refrain from nuclear tests at UN dialogue

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, who is also a candidate for UN Secretary-General, urged the United States and Russia not to conduct nuclear tests during an informal UN dialogue, stressing ongoing concerns about nuclear nonproliferation and global security.

via AP News|

#arms-control #iaea #nuclear-weapons

world27 days ago•2 min saved

South Sudan teeters on the brink of hunger as millions face acute malnutrition

Nearly 8 million South Sudanese could face acute hunger as conflict, displacement and funding shortfalls deepen a worsening humanitarian crisis; about 2.2 million children aged 6 months to 5 years are acutely malnourished, with 700,000 at grave risk, and aid groups warn that services are collapsing without urgent international action.

via Al Jazeera|

#hunger #malnutrition #ngos

world1 month ago•16 min saved

Donor support for Haiti's UN-backed security force tops expectations

International donors have pledged more funding than expected for Haiti's new UN-backed security force, signaling strong backing as the country seeks to bolster police capacity amid rising gang violence, with coordination between the UN framework and Haitian authorities at the forefront and ongoing questions about sovereignty and effectiveness.

via AP News|

#donors #funding #haiti

africa1 month ago•6 min saved

Sudan's three-year war traps civilians as aid dries up and peace stalls

Three years into the Sudanese war between the SAF and RSF, civilians remain trapped as fighting intensifies, with about 11 million displaced and nearly half the population in acute food insecurity. Donors pledged roughly $1.3 billion in Berlin, but there is no viable path to peace and aid access is shrinking amid sieges and attacks on aid workers; external powers’ rivalries, including UAE backing of the RSF, complicate the situation. The UN warns of a protracted, multi-billion-dollar crisis requiring sustained funding and a political breakthrough.

via France 24|

#africa #humanitarian-aid #refugees

world1 month ago•11 min saved

Democracies Scrutinized as Iran, China, and Cuba Take Key UN Rights Roles

UN Watch denounces democratic states for backing Iran’s nomination to the UN’s Committee for Program and Coordination and for the acclamation of China, Cuba, Nicaragua, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan to the Committee on NGOs, which oversees civil-society access and rights groups. With the US the only member to object, the group warns dictatorships would gain a majority over human-rights work, potentially blocking dissidents and accrediting front groups. Activists had warned of such outcomes, but Western democracies have not acted to block these elections and are urged to explain their votes.

via UN Watch|

#china #ecosoc #human-rights

world1 month ago•273 min saved

Haiti’s Breadbasket Ravaged as Gang Violence Surges Ahead of Multinational Force

Dozens are killed and thousands forced to flee as armed gangs rampage through Haiti’s Artibonite region ahead of a multinational force deployment, with UN alarm and widespread destruction threatening the country’s breadbasket and food supplies.

via CNN|

#artibonite #displacement #gang-violence

world1 month ago•4 min saved

Iran to fast-track humanitarian shipments via Hormuz amid regional tension

Iran said it would facilitate and expedite humanitarian and agricultural shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after a UN request, announced by Tehran’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva, as two Iranian nuclear facilities were reportedly attacked in strikes claimed by Israel; the UN formed a task force to address aid ripple effects amid rising regional tension, with US forces moving closer to the Middle East.

via Euronews.com|

#humanitarian-aid #iran #nuclear-facilities

world2 months ago•15 min saved

UN report urges Syria to probe abuses in Druze-Sweida clashes

A UN inquiry finds Syria failed to probe abuses during deadly sectarian clashes with the Druze in Sweida last year and urges credible investigations and accountability for violations by all sides.

via AP News|

#druze #human-rights #sweida

world2 months ago•3 min saved

UN General Assembly backs reparations for slavery’s lasting harms

A Ghana-led UN General Assembly resolution calling for reparations for slavery passed with 123 votes in favor, three against (Argentina, Israel, United States) and 52 abstentions. It labels the transatlantic slave trade as a gravest crime against humanity and urges concrete steps toward justice, healing, and addressing enduring racism; the United States questioned the legal basis for reparations. UN and African-led efforts, including the Second International Decade for People of African Descent and the African Union’s Decade of Reparations, were highlighted as frameworks to push for action and systemic change.

via UN News|

#africa #human-rights #reparations

world2 months ago•3 min saved

Smotrich pushes annexation of southern Lebanon as Israel's assault widens

Bezalel Smotrich urged annexing southern Lebanon and declaring the Litani River as Israel's new border, as Israel escalates strikes and a ground push into Lebanese territory, triggering mass displacement and drawing war-crimes concerns from the UN and aid groups.

via Al Jazeera|

#displacement #israel-lebanon-conflict #litani-river

world2 months ago•38 min saved

Iran flags 'water war' risk as it threatens desalination plants, UN official warns

UN official Kaveh Madani warns Iran could strike desalination and energy infrastructure across the Middle East within days, risking a regional water crisis and global economic fallout. Desalination plants on sites like Bahrain and Qeshm Island are cited amid rising tensions with the U.S. and Israel; experts say damage to water and power infrastructure could be catastrophic and have lasting effects, potentially driving oil prices higher.

via Yahoo|

#desalination #iran #middle-east

world2 months ago•2 min saved

UN rights expert warns global inaction enables torture of Palestinians

A UN special rapporteur presented a report alleging that torture is effectively state policy in Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, with the international community’s silence acting as a 'licence to torture.' The findings describe a regime of collective punishment driven by displacement, siege, denial of aid, and violence, and cite casualties in Gaza and mass arrests in the West Bank since Oct 2023. Israel’s UN mission dismissed the report as antisemitic, while Albanese urged states to prevent and punish torture and genocide to uphold international law.

via Al Jazeera|

#francesca-albanese #human-rights #israel-palestine-conflict

world2 months ago•43 min saved

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan under ongoing review as disciplinary process stays confidential

Allegations of sexual misconduct against International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan remain under review by the ICC's executive branch. Khan has temporarily stepped aside while the probe continues. An outside panel reportedly concluded that the factual findings do not establish misconduct, but the disciplinary process remains confidential and no decisions have been made, all happening amid U.S. sanctions and broader strains on the court.

via Reuters|

#icc #investigation #judiciary