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

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

  • “Under international law, deliberately attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure is a war crime,” Turk said
  • His comment came as Trump ramped up his rhetoric against Iran
By AFP ·
UN rights chief condemns attacks on Gulf states, energy sites as civilian toll mounts

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

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
UN rights chief slams dangerous ‘tit-for-tat dynamic’ in Mideast war

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

By AFP ·
UN urges release of ‘arbitrarily detained’ Venezuelans

UN urges release of ‘arbitrarily detained’ Venezuelans

By AFP ·
Pakistan rejects UN rights chief’s ‘ungrounded’ concerns over constitutional amendments video

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

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

UN rights chief warns South Sudan on brink of new war

By AFP ·
UN warns of deepening ethnic violence in Sudan video

UN warns of deepening ethnic violence in Sudan

By AFP ·
UN rights chief ‘appalled’ by Nepal violence, urges dialogue

UN rights chief ‘appalled’ by Nepal violence, urges dialogue

By AFP ·
Israel must ease Palestinian suffering in Gaza, not escalate conflict says UN human rights chief

Israel must ease Palestinian suffering in Gaza, not escalate conflict says UN human rights chief

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
Update UN warns of ‘disastrous consequences’ of escalating Sudan fighting

UN warns of ‘disastrous consequences’ of escalating Sudan fighting

By AFP ·
UN rights chief condemns civilian toll of Israel-Iran escalation, warns of regional conflagration

UN rights chief condemns civilian toll of Israel-Iran escalation, warns of regional conflagration

By Ephrem Kossaify ·
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during a UN Security Council meeting.

UN chief issues plea over Sudan’s ‘relentless suffering’ in wake of civilian massacres

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