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#UNHumanRightsOffice documents shocking acts of violence and torture against #Ukrainians. The victims range in age from four to 82. 89 per cent of the cases are said to have been perpetrated by #Russian armed forces,police officers and guards.
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September 18, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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UN warns Sudan gum arabic trade helps sustain civil war @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Sudan #Sudanconflict #gumarabic #UNhumanrightsoffice #VolkerTurk

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UN warns Sudan gum arabic trade helps sustain civil war - Sight Magazine
The UN human rights office called on states, businesses and parties linked to Sudan's gum arabic industry to uphold international law.
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July 16, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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UN believes hundreds were killed in Tanzania election protests @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Tanzania #Tanzaniaelection #UNHumanRightsOffice #VolkerTurk #SamiaSuluhuHassan #CHADEMA

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UN believes hundreds were killed in Tanzania election protests - Sight Magazine
The UN Human Rights Office said it believes hundreds of people were killed in Tanzania in protests during last month's elections.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“Climate of terror”: Children face lethal violence, rape in east Congo war. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #DRC #DRCconflict #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #M23 #childreninDRC #childkillings #childrecruitment #sexualviolence #UNhumanrightsoffice

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"Climate of terror": Children face lethal violence, rape in east Congo war - Sight Magazine
Reuters correspondents report on the deteriorating situation for children in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
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February 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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UN condemns unimaginable suffering of Ukrainian children at hands of Russia @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Ukraineconflict #Ukrainianchildren #Russia #UN #UNHumanRightsOffice #VolkerTurk

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UN condemns unimaginable suffering of Ukrainian children at hands of Russia - Sight Magazine
Russia inflicted unimaginable suffering on millions of Ukrainian children and violated their rights, a new report by the UN said on Friday.
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March 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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UN rights office condemns US designation of Palestine Action as ‘terrorist’ group @sightmagazine.bsky.social #PalestineAction #US #terroristdesignation #UNhumanrightsoffice #VolkerTurk #BenSaul #FrancescaAlbanese

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UN rights office condemns US designation of Palestine Action as 'terrorist' group - Sight Magazine
The UN human rights office said the designation of the Palestine Action group as a terrorist organisation was "a disproportionate and unnecessary restriction".
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August 28, 2026 at 7:31 AM
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Myanmar human rights conditions hit new low, UN says @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Myanmar #humanrights #Rohingya #Unhumanrightsoffice #Myanmarmilitary #ArakanArmy

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Myanmar human rights conditions hit new low, UN says - Sight Magazine
Human rights conditions in Myanmar have sunk to a new low, with abuses against the Rohingya and a booming illicit economy, the UN said.
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August 26, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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UN human rights experts urge Starbucks and US to address union-busting claims @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Starbucks #UNHumanRightsOffice #unions

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UN human rights experts urge Starbucks and US to address union-busting claims - Sight Magazine
A group of UN human rights experts has asked Starbucks and the US Government to respond to allegations that Starbucks has carried out a years-long campaign against workers seeking to unionise.
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May 16, 2026 at 5:45 AM
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UN warns drone attacks drive surge in civilian deaths in Sudan @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Sudan #Sudanconflict #VolkerTurk #UNHumanRightsOffice #drones #civiliandeathsinSudan

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UN warns drone attacks drive surge in civilian deaths in Sudan - Sight Magazine
The UN human rights chief warned intensifying violence in Sudan, as well as the rising use of drones, could lead to more death.
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May 12, 2026 at 5:57 AM
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UN experts warn US fuel blockade in Cuba puts human rights at risk @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Cuba #US #UNHumanRightsOffice #USoilblockade

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UN experts warn US fuel blockade in Cuba puts human rights at risk - Sight Magazine
US President Donald Trump's executive order in January to impose a fuel blockade on Cuba amounts to "energy starvation", UN experts said.
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May 8, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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Early indications show Israel tank fire hit UN Lebanon base, source says @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Israel #Hezbollah #Lebanon #UNIFIL #UNpeacekeepers #alQawzahbase #UNhumanrightsoffice #warcrimes #Iranwar

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Early indications show Israel tank fire hit UN Lebanon base, source says - Sight Magazine
Initial findings suggest Israeli tank fire hit a UN position on 6th March, wounding Ghanaian peacekeepers, a source said.
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March 17, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face rape and torture, UN office says @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Libya #migrants #migrantboats #UNHumanRightsOffice #UNSupportMission

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Migrants in Libya, including young girls, face rape and torture, UN office says - Sight Magazine
Migrants in Libya, including young girls, are at risk of being killed, tortured, raped or put into domestic slavery, according to a UN report
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February 18, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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RSF committed atrocities during al-Fashir capture, UN body says @sightmagazine.bsky.social #RapidSupportForces #RSF #alFashir #Sudan #Sudanconflict #UNHumanRightsOffice #VolkerTurk

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RSF committed atrocities during al-Fashir capture, UN body says - Sight Magazine
Rapid Support Forces violations in Sudan amount to war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, the UN Human Rights Office said.
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February 14, 2026 at 7:13 AM
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UN says over 1,000 civilians killed in Sudan’s Darfur as US, others urge ceasefire @sightmagazine.bsky.social #UNHumanRightsOffice #VolkerTurk #Sudanconflict #Sudan #Darfur #Zamzam #RapidSupportForces #RSF

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UN says over 1,000 civilians killed in Sudan's Darfur as US, others urge ceasefire - Sight Magazine
More than 1,000 civilians were killed at a famine-stricken displacement camp, says a UN Human Rights Office report.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Tanzania opposition says hundreds killed in vote protests, UN calls for probe @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Tanzania #Tanzaniaelection #Tanzaniaprotests #SamiaSuluhuHassan #UNhumanrightsoffice

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Tanzania opposition says hundreds killed in vote protests, UN calls for probe - Sight Magazine
Tanzania's main opposition party said on Friday hundreds of people had been killed in protests over elections this week.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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More than 150 companies have ties to Israeli settlements, UN database shows @sightmagazine.bsky.social #UN #UNHumanRightsOffice #WestBank #Israel #Israelisettlements #Palestinians #Airbnb #Booking.comBV #Expedia #TripAdvisor

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More than 150 companies have ties to Israeli settlements, UN database shows - Sight Magazine
More than 150 businesses, including Airbnb, Booking.com BV, Expedia and TripAdvisor, are operating in Israeli West Bank, a UN report says.
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September 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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M23, Congolese forces may have committed war crimes in Congo, UN rights report finds @sightmagazine.bsky.social #DRC #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #M23 #Rwanda #UNHumanRightsOffice #VolkerTurk #warcrimes

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M23, Congolese forces may have committed war crimes in Congo, UN rights report finds - Sight Magazine
M23, Congolese armed forces and other armed groups have committed serious rights violations, the UN Human Rights Office said on Friday.
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September 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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UN rights office says Israeli settlement plan breaks international law @sightmagazine.bsky.social #UNHumanRightsOffice #WestBank #Israelisettlers #BezalelSmotrich

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UN rights office says Israeli settlement plan breaks international law - Sight Magazine
The UN human rights office said an Israeli plan to build new homes between an Israeli settlement in the West Bank and near East Jerusalem was illegal.
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August 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Israel kills 40 in further Gaza bloodshed after reaching truce with Iran; UN rights office says weaponisation of food constitutes war crime @sightmagazine.bsky.social #IsraelHamasconflict #Gaza #Palestinians #Israel #Hamas #GHF #UNhumanrightsoffice #warcrimes

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Israel kills 40 in further Gaza bloodshed after reaching truce with Iran; UN rights office says weaponisation of food constitutes war crime - Sight Magazine
Israeli forces killed at least 40 Palestinians in Gaza and ordered new evacuations on Tuesday, local medics and residents said.
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June 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Israel is ramping up annexation of West Bank, UN rights chief says @sightmagazine.bsky.social #WestBank #Israel #Palestinians #Israelisettlers #UNHumanRightsCouncil #UNhumanrightsoffice #VolkerTurk

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Israel is ramping up annexation of West Bank, UN rights chief says - Sight Magazine
Israel has expanded settlements in the occupied West Bank as part of the integration of these territories, the UN human rights office said.
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March 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Entire families killed during Syria’s violence, UN says @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Syria #Latakia #Tartous #UNhumanrightsoffice #Alawites

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Entire families killed during Syria's violence, UN says - Sight Magazine
Entire families including women and children were killed in Syria's coastal region, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday.
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March 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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East Congo rebels abduct at least 130 hospital patients, UN says @sightmagazine.bsky.social #DRC #Goma #M23 #CBCANdoshoHospital #HealAfricaHospital #UNHumanRightsOffice

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East Congo rebels abduct at least 130 hospital patients, UN says - Sight Magazine
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men from two hospitals in the city of Goma last week, the UN said.
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March 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach @sightmagazine.bsky.social #DRC #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #M23 #Burundi #Bukavu #UNHumanRightsOffice #DRCexecutions

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Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach - Sight Magazine
Reuters Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, four sources said on Tuesday, in a further blow to Congo’s army as ...
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February 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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UN says Iran executed over 900 people in 2024, including dozens of women @sightmagazine.bsky.social #UN #Iran #Iranexecutions #UNhumanrightsoffice #VolkerTurk #MahsaAmini

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UN says Iran executed over 900 people in 2024, including dozens of women - Sight Magazine
The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday.
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January 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM