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UN rights chief Volker Turk said he was "alarmed" by the changes, warning that while some parts of the amendments could improve child protection, other provisions raise serious concerns over the treatment of ch...
UN human rights chief Volker Türk said at least 56 people had been executed since March 19 after being convicted on security-related charges, with 27 of those cases linked to the protests that swept across the...
According to Türk, the developments under President Yoweri Museveni's administration have left many Ugandans living in fear as restrictions on fundamental freedoms continue to grow.
He said attacks on civilian infrastructure may constitute war crimes and called on all states to act urgently to end the conflict.
According to the UN Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk, more than 160 people have been killed and over 280,000 forced from their homes in just 17 days since fighting intensified in January.
Civilian-populated areas, including a medical facility operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), were hit.
“We spoke to a family who told us of a girl who had walked on foot by herself from el-Fasher, was repeatedly raped along the journey, and then died of her wounds when she arrived in Tawila.”
The UN reports that many people have also died from severe shortages of food, clean water, and medical aid.
The United Nations confirmed that it had verified 148 deaths between Thursday and Saturday alone but cautioned that the actual death toll is likely significantly higher.