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The Human Rights Council today opened a special session on the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, hearing the High Commissioner for Human Rights strongly condemn the wanton violence taking place in the country in which both sides had trampled international humanitarian law. UNTV CH

The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution calling for the appointment of an independent rights expert on Haiti, amid mounting concern over deadly gang violence engulfing the country, threatening livelihoods, and pushing half the population into hunger. UNTV CH

Crimes against humanity in Nicaragua that have held the population “hostage” have likely been committed by pro-Government groups and sanctioned at the highest level since 2018, UN-appointed independent rights investigators said on Thursday. UNTV CH

Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, today asked all nations to work harder towards abolishing the death penalty, an ongoing practice in 79 countries. UNTV CH

Speaking at the opening of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged States to “rekindle the spirit, the impulse and the vitality that led to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 years ago.” UNTV CH

The President of the Human Rights Council, Federico Villegas, said that climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic and the escalation of conflicts have “greatly impacted” human rights all over the world. UNIFEED

The General Assembly elected 14 Member States to serve a three-year term in the Human Rights Council. UNIFEED

The General Assembly adopted a resolution suspending the Russian Federation from the Human Rights Council for gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights committed by Russian troops in Ukraine. UNIFEED

The global failure to deliver enough COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries “is prolonging the pandemic” and causing tens of thousands of preventable deaths every week, senior UN officials told the Human Rights Council on Thursday. UNTV CH

The UN Human Rights Council voted on Friday to set up a top-level probe into rights violations in Ukraine as Russia’s military offensive continued. UNTV CH