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Security meeting in Iraq's Kirkuk to discuss federal decisions

Baghdad - Najla Al Taee

Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed its concern for the fate of innocents besieged inside Rawa, last ISIS' stronghold in Iraq. Military observers believe that the presence of civilians inside the city might force the security forces to change their military tactics in launching the liberation operation. OHCHR added that “according to the detecting sources at the commission’sRead more

Forces battling Da'esh 'lose sight of ultimate aim' to free civilians

GENEVA - Musimchronicle

Forces fighting Da'esh terrorist group in Syria are losing sight of the obligation to protect civilians as the battle to retake Raqqa is being waged at the cost of their lives, the top United Nations human rights official warned today. "Surely the purpose of defeating Da'esh should be to protect and assist civilians who have been suffering under their murderousRead more

Why is Aung San Suu Kyi silent on abuses against the Rohingya in Myanmar?

Kuala Lumpur - ArabToday

When Aung San Suu Kyi read the UN flash report on northern Rakhine, the Nobel peace laureate and de facto leader of Myanmar’s civilian government "seemed to be genuinely moved", the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein noted. The document contains testimonies of babies having their throats slit, mass rapes, torture, and villages being razed toRead more

Over 100 civilians killed in DRC clashes

Geneva - ArabToday

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warned Tuesday that it has received "troubling reports" that recent clashes between Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) troops and a local militia have resulted in the death of at least 101 civilians. Fighting between government troops (FARDC) and members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia loyal to a localRead more

Civilians being targeted over past two weeks in Yemen

Geneva - ArabToday

The Geneva-based UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said that it received extremely worrying reports suggesting civilians and civilian objects have been targeted over the past two weeks in the southwestern port of Al Mokha in Taizz governorate in Yemen. It said that while the intense fighting made it impossible for its field monitors to access the area andRead more

Myanmar to investigate allegations contained in human rights report

Nay Pyi Taw - ArabToday

Myanmar will investigate allegations contained in a recent report of the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said Myanmar Foreign Ministry in a press release Thursday. The OHCHR report is titled "Interviews with Rohingyas fleeing from Myanmar since Oct. 9, 2016" based on a report written by its delegation which visited Bangladesh from Jan. 8 to 23. TheRead more

More than 1,000 feared killed in Myanmar army crackdown on Rohingya

Cox's Bazar - Arab Today

More than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims may have been killed in a Myanmar army crackdown, according to two senior United Nations officials dealing with refugees fleeing the violence, suggesting the death toll has been a far greater than previously reported. The officials, from two separate UN agencies working in Bangladesh, where nearly 70,000 Rohingya have fled in recent months, said theyRead more

Civilians killed by airstrikes in Iraq's Mosul

Mosul - ArabToday

Civilians located in the Iraqi city of Mosul are falling victim to airstrikes targeting Islamic State (IS) combatants, the UN human rights body (OHCHR) warned Tuesday, adding that "it is difficult to verify how many civilians may have been killed or injured." This is mainly because IS insurgents are continuing to use civilian houses and infrastructure as bases while usingRead more