| Civilians in Yemen caught between warring parties Civilians were trapped and targeted during fighting in Al Mokha, and there are real fears that the situation will repeat itself in the port of Al Hudaidah, to the north of Al Mokha, where air strikes are already intensifying, Zeid warns. 10-02-2017 |
| Record number of child casualties in AfghanistanCivilian casualties in Afghanistan reached a record high in 2016. More children than ever have been killed, blinded, crippled while playing with unexploded ordnance negligently left behind by parties to the conflict. 06-02-2017 |
| Devastating cruelty against Rohingyas in MyanmarA mother witnessing her child’s murder as she herself was being gang-raped is one of many shocking accounts of violence and violations told to UN Human Rights staff by Rohingyas who have fled Myanmar. 03-02-2017 |
| Commemorating the victims of the HolocaustAs we honour the victims of the Holocaust, we must also acknowledge the need to prevent the recurrence of anti-Semitism and all forms of racial and religious hatred and discrimination today. 26-01-2017 |
| Davos: Business leaders must stand up for human rightsHigh Commissioner Zeid calls on business leaders at Davos to use their considerable influence to stand up for human rights and to join in the fight to defend the global values that are currently under threat. 13-01-2017 |
| Engaging in critical dialogues for human rights and peace in MaliMembers of an armed separatist group listen to a presentation by the UN Human Rights and Protection Division in Ber, northern Mali. The meeting is part of a critical strategy to engage extremist groups in human rights dialogue, said Division Director Guillaume Ngefa. 06-01-2017 |
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