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The UN General Assembly elected 15 new countries to serve on the Human Rights Council. UNIFEED

War crimes and crimes against humanity are still being committed in Ethiopia despite the signing of an agreement to cease hostilities 10 months ago, the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia warned. UNTV CH

The President of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, announced the winners of the prestigious United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights for 2023. UNIFEED

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