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UN urges immediate end to fighting in eastern DR Congo

  • Turk said he deplored the violent impact on civilians, and called for international efforts to help de-escalate tensions
  • “I urge the Congolese armed forces and the M23 to immediately step back from further violence and urgently act to de-escalate tensions”
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Human rights catastrophe unfolding in Sudan’s Al-Obeid, says UN’s Turk

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UN demands probes into US ICE custody deaths

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UN rights chief says Tunisia must end repression of civil society, media

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UN rights chief calls for arms freeze as report details widespread violations in Lebanon conflict

By Ephrem Kossaify ·

Deliberate attacks on civilian targets ‘a war crime’: UN

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UN rights chief condemns attacks on Gulf states, energy sites as civilian toll mounts

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UN rights chief slams dangerous ‘tit-for-tat dynamic’ in Mideast war

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UN urges release of ‘arbitrarily detained’ Venezuelans

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Pakistan rejects UN rights chief’s ‘ungrounded’ concerns over constitutional amendments

By Shahjahan Khurram ·

UN says 53 civilians killed during 3 days of attacks in and near el-Fasher camp in western Sudan

By AP ·

UN rights chief warns South Sudan on brink of new war

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UN warns of deepening ethnic violence in Sudan

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