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Syria: Australian teen’s death in prison was ‘utterly preventable’, rights experts say
Australian authorities must speed up the repatriation of their nationals held in detention centres in Syria following the recent confirmation of the death of a Sydney teenager at a facility in the northeast, UN human rights experts…
Colombia: New government urged to combat rising violence in rural areas
The incoming administration in Colombia must prioritize tackling rising violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups and criminal organizations in rural areas, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on…
UN delivers aid directly to Haitians caught up in gang violence
United Nations humanitarian agencies have started delivering aid directly to people in Haiti following a recent spike in violence between rival gangs which has fueled a worsening crisis across the capital, Port-au-Prince.…
Libya: Human rights abuses, political stalemates, electoral delays mar progress
The overall situation in Libya remains “highly volatile”, Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for political affairs and peace operations, told the Security Council on Monday.
Despite some…
Yemen loses $5 million due to coalition’s seizure of fuel ships during truce
The continued seizure of fuel ships by the Saudi-led coalition caused Yemen to lose $5 million since the start of the truce, spokesman for the Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC), Issam Al-Mutawakel, said Tuesday.
In a statement to Al-Masirah…
Israeli occupation forces demolish two houses of Palestinian detainees in Salfit
The Israeli occupation forces demolished this morning and last night the family houses of Palestinian detainees Yehya Miri and Samih Assi in Qarawat Bani Hassan town, west of the northern West Bank city of Salfit, WAFA News Agency…
Siege imposed on Yemen impedes UN truce to be extended: Deputy FM
Deputy Foreign Minister in Sanaa, Hussein Al-Ezzi, said on Tuesday that the siege imposed by the Saudi-led coalition on the Yemeni people would impede the extension of the UN-brokered truce.
“The siege is a war crime and a crime against…
Human Rights condemns violations of mercenaries in Abyan against pilgrims
The Ministry of Human Rights condemned on Monday the violations that a number of pilgrims were subjected to by the mercenaries of the US-Saudi aggression in Abyan province.
In a statement, the ministry confirmed that this criminal act…
Local authority in Taiz condemns targeting of children
The local authority in Taiz province condemned the crime that targeted civilians in al-Rawda neighborhood of the city and killed a number of children.
The source pointed out in a statement received by Saba a copy of it, that this crime…
Minister of Transport Confirms Importance of Implementing UN-Sponsored Truce
Yemen's Minister of Transport, Abdulwahab Al-Durra, stressed the importance of implementing the remaining provisions of the UN-sponsored truce by opening main roads, and doubling commercial and civil flights through Sana'a International…