‘Urgent action’ needed to prevent all-out civil war in South Sudan: UN
GENEVA(RAHNUMA): The UN rights chief voiced alarm Friday at the deteriorating situation in South Sudan, calling for “urgent action” to avert a return to full-scale civil war there. “Human rights monitoring provides a warning system. That system is flashing red for South Sudan,” Volker Turk told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. “We need […]
UN human rights chief urges action to prevent further conflict in Congo
Geneva, Feb 7 (IANS) The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Friday warned that the escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could lead to a further deterioration of the situation if no action is taken. “I am deeply disturbed to see the violence escalate once […]
