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United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Somalia: United Nations (UN) expert calls for action to safeguard fragile human rights gains

Dyfan called for the full and timely implementation of the recent Human Rights Council resolution 60/28

Somali authorities and the international community must take concrete, coordinated action to consolidate progress and prevent backsliding, amid the country’s fragile transition, a UN expert said today.  “Somalia stands at a fragile and decisive moment,” said Isha Dyfan, the Independent Expert on the human rights situation in Somalia. “Despite progress…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Sudan: Concerned about the plight of civilians in El Fasher, United Nations (UN) Experts urge immediate protection measures and an end to impunity

The collapse of the rule of law has fueled the conflict, as has the February 2025 constitutional amendment delaying the transition to civilian rule, and by the Rapid Support Forces’ opaque parallel justice structures

The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan expressed today grave alarm at escalating atrocities surrounding the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), having gathered direct and harrowing testimonies from survivors that reveal systematic and ongoing attacks against civilians. Despite immense challenges in accessing information, initial investigations point…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Cameroon: Alarming deaths during post-election protests

The authorities must fully abide by their obligations under international human rights law, and political leaders and their supporters must refrain from violence and hate speech

We are alarmed by reports that several people have been killed during protests over the outcome of the 12 October presidential election. We call on the security forces to refrain from use of lethal force, and on the protesters to demonstrate peacefully. The authorities must fully abide by their obligations…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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When pregnancy and birth are a death sentence

Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity is no longer considered solely as a public health concern; it is also increasingly recognized as a human rights issue

“As a midwife, I've held a torch in one hand while I prayed on one side that a mother didn’t die in childbirth,” said Angela Nguku, founder of the White Ribbon Alliance Kenya. A midwife by vocation, Nguku said her 16-year journey as a talent advocate for pregnant women and…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Sudan: United Nations (UN) expert alarmed by escalating drone attacks, urges protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure

Increased drone attacks by the RSF have devastated the besieged city of El Fasher, including strikes on a shelter for internally displaced persons on 10 and 11 October which claimed the lives of at least 57 civilians

The UN designated Expert on the human rights situation in Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, today expressed alarm at the sharp escalation in drone strikes by both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in recent weeks, and the devastating consequences for civilians throughout the country. On 21…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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New guiding note for reporting on children with albinism: United Nation (UN) expert

The Guiding Note is also a critical tool for other stakeholders such as children, NHRIs, and CSOs in their alternative or complementary reports to the Committee

A UN expert today welcomed the publication of a Guiding Note on Reporting on the Rights and Welfare of Children with Albinism in Africa, a critical tool developed by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in collaboration with the UN Independent Expert…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Mozambique: United Nations (UN) torture prevention body to visit the second time

At the end of the visit, the delegation will present its confidential preliminary observations orally to the Government of Mozambique and to the National Preventive Mechanism

The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) is scheduled to visit Mozambique for the second time from 20 to 30 October 2025 to assess the country’s implementation of its previous recommendations. “We are looking forward to evaluate how the Government of Mozambique has acted on the recommendations we made nearly a…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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South Sudan: United Nation (UN) Commission urges African Union (AU) and United Nation (UN) Security Council to act decisively as crisis deepens, demanding urgent action and renewed commitment to peace, accountability and a credible transition

Concluding its mission to the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, the Commission underscored that South Sudan’s justice and accountability vacuum continues to fuel political intransigence, impunity, conflict and corruption

South Sudan’s escalating political crisis is driving renewed armed violence, compounding already dire human rights and humanitarian conditions, while heightening regional instability, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned today. Despite one decade of efforts by the African Union and regional actors to support the peace process,…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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Sudan: United Nation (UN) Human Rights Chief appalled by continued killing of civilians in El Fasher

Initial information indicates that these killings may have been ethnically motivated, targeting members of the Zaghawa community

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the continued killing and injuring of civilians in El Fasher. This follows reports that at least 53 civilians were killed and more than 60 injured by the Rapid Support Forces between 5 and 8 October…

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Systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent in criminal justice systems is pervasive

The Expert Mechanism will present its report to the Human Rights Council on 1 October 2025 in the Assembly Hall of the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland

Systemic racism against Africans and people of African descent in criminal justice systems around the world is pervasive and deeply entrenched, the UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement published a new report today. The report identifies twelve key elements needed for criminal justice systems to eliminate racism and…