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Israeli intervention threatens Syria transition: UN testimony
Israel's ongoing military actions in Syria undermine the Arab country's political transition, and the opportunity for Syria and Israel to form a new security agreement, UN Assistant Secretary General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Khaled Khiari said before the Security Council on April 10.
Hague Group demands UN action on Gaza 'genocide'
A coalition of independent UN human rights experts on April 3 called on additional states to join the Hague Group. The statement urges states to ensure accountability for Israel's violations of international law and to cooperate with the international courts to restore the rule-based international order.
Syria: end 'indefinite detention' at SDF camps
UN experts on April 7 called for an end to the arbitrary, indefinite detention of tens of thousands of people in camps in northeast Syria. The detained individuals are those whom the local Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have accused of adherence to the extremist group Islamic State in Iraq & the Levant (ISIL), with over 52,000 people currently held without any due process, 60% of whom are children.
UN rights council: investigate Assad regime atrocities
The United Nations Human Rights Council on April 4 passed a resolution demanding accountability for violations and abuses by Syria's ousted Bashar Assad regime through "transitional justice," and declaring support for "the commitments of the interim authorities" to an "orderly and inclusive transition" and establishment of a timeline for free elections. Assad al-Shaibani, foreign minister of the newly re-founded Syrian Arab Republic, welcomed the resolution, viewing it as an acknowledgement of the government's "local and international efforts to protect human rights."
Internationalization of South Sudan conflict seen
Amnesty International expressed concern April 1 about the lack of political will in South Sudan to address ongoing violations of international human rights law amid escalating violence from both internal and cross-border actors. Reports indicate mounting attacks on civilians, political repression, and the increasing risk of a wider war.
Amnesty International protests Turkish repression wave
Amnesty International on March 24 called for an end to unlawful violence against protesters and detention of activists and journalists by police in Türkiye. The country has seen mass protests in the wake of the arrest of opposition presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu. Authorities have confirmed the arrest of 1,133 protesters, and at least eight journalists, since the beginning of the protests last week. Upon review of available video footage, Amnesty secretary general Agnès Callamard noted police interactions with peaceful demonstrators involving use of batons, pepper-spray, tear-gas, water-cannon and plastic bullets, as well as the kicking of people on the ground. Callamard stated that such use of force has resulted in numerous injuries and hospitalizations, and called for a prompt investigation of the violence.
Call for UN to intervene in Balochistan repression
The international Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) called upon UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on March 25 to urgently intervene in the repression of peaceful protests in Pakistan's conflicted Balochistan province. The group urged Guterres to secure the immediate release of Dr. Mahrang Baloch and other members of the Baloch Yekjehti Committee, a local rights group. Dr. Baloch and several of her comrades were detained at a protest in provincial capital Quetta against enforced disappearances.
UN inquiry: Russian 'crimes against humanity' in Ukraine
The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine concluded March 19 that widespread enforced disappearances and torture committed by Russia during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine constitute "crimes against humanity." The announcement marks a significant development, as crimes against humanity constitute one of the most serious classifications of international crimes.

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