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- As elections near, South Sudan risks new atrocity crimes, warns rights probe
on August 20, 2026The under-reported humanitarian crisis in South Sudan risks deepening with the real possibility of further atrocity crimes unless renewed fighting […]
- Sudan war: 200,000 newly displaced as fighting and floods intensify
on August 19, 2026Intensifying fighting in Sudan has displaced at least another 200,000 people since late 2025, while destructive seasonal floods are compounding the […]
- Security Council LIVE: Drone strikes and political impasse in Libya
on August 18, 2026As Libya faces a political impasse delaying long-planned elections alongside clashes and drone strikes that left a major oil refinery ablaze, the […]
- Gaza: Only three per cent of cropland available to grow food
on August 18, 2026Amid ongoing deadly hostilities in Gaza, the enclave’s farmers face the increasingly difficult challenge of finding safe land to grow their crops.
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- As elections near, South Sudan risks new atrocity crimes, warns rights probeon August 20, 2026
The under-reported humanitarian crisis in South Sudan risks deepening with the real possibility of further atrocity crimes unless renewed fighting […]
- Zambia: Arrests and detention of political opponents following election raises concern
on August 19, 2026In the wake of President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia’s re-election for a second five-year term, UN human rights chief has raised concerns over […]
- International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ against its independence
on August 19, 2026The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday responded to a new round of US sanctions targeting its president and a senior prosecutor, calling […]
- Raising alarm over new illegal Israeli outposts, UN condemns attacks, incitement against Palestinians
on August 19, 2026Reports of new illegal Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank raised alarms at UN Headquarters on Wednesday while the UN rights office called on […]
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- Zambia: Arrests and detention of political opponents following election raises concernon August 19, 2026
In the wake of President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia’s re-election for a second five-year term, UN human rights chief has raised concerns over […]
- International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ against its independenceon August 19, 2026
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday responded to a new round of US sanctions targeting its president and a senior prosecutor, calling […]
- Singapore: Independent rights experts urge immediate end to ‘unlawful use’ of death penalty
on August 18, 2026Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts on Tuesday condemned the execution of at least 16 people in Singapore for drug-related […]
- Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns
on August 14, 2026Authorities in Iran intercepted 3,663 kilogrammes of methamphetamines headed for Europe and the Persian Gulf in the first quarter of 2026, according […]