Amid escalating attacks in Gaza, UN rights chief calls on US to withdraw sanctions against Palestinian rights groups
The measures announced on Thursday target Al-Haq group, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) and Al-Mezan Center…
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World News In Brief: Iran sanctions, Yemen floods appeal, new SDG advocates
“I can tell you that the Secretary-General is aware that today, the Security Council received this joint letter…
UN rights chief decries ‘relentless intensification’ of US sanctions against International Criminal Court staff
His call comes a day after four more Court personnel – two judges and two deputy prosecutors –…
International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ on judicial independence
The sanctions target judges Kimberly Prost of Canada and Nicolas Guillou of France, as well as two deputy…
UN calls for reversal of US sanctions on Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese
They’re calling for the decision to be reversed, warning it could undermine the wider international human rights system.…
World News in Brief: ‘Indifference and impunity’ in Sudan, ICC judges speak out against sanctions, respiratory diseases overlooked in Europe
Tom Fletcher noted that over 30 million people require humanitarian assistance. Moreover, with famine declared in multiple places…
Sanctions relief for Syria offers ‘powerful message of hope,’ says UN migration agency
After more than a decade of conflict and severe economic stagnation, lifting the punitive measures will encourage long-term…