: Ukraine’s suffering continues, acting UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council #IndiaNEWS #International The Human Rights Council opened a four-week session in Geneva on Monday, with multiple

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Ukraine’s suffering continues, acting UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council #IndiaNEWS #International
The Human Rights Council opened a four-week session in Geneva on Monday, with multiple emergencies – from Afghanistan to Ukraine – set to take centre stage.

Just over 200 days since Russia invaded its neighbour, acting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif said that throughout Ukraine, “the suffering of the civilian population continues???.
The special Independent Commission Of Inquiry On Ukraine is due, for the first time, to deliver its findings on possible war crimes to the Council on 23 September. In particular, it was tasked with investigating grave abuses in Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kharkiv and Sumy regions in late February and in March.
Beyond the war-torn country, severe fuel shortages and threats to food security are now the norm in some of the world’s poorest countries, she said.

In her global update to #HRC51 , Acting @UNHumanRights Chief @NadaNashif detailed several pressing human rights concerns requiring urgent action.

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— UN Human Rights Council #HRC51 (@UN_HRC) September 12, 2022

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After welcoming and calling for the “full respect??? of the agreement involving Russia, Ukraine, the UN, and Türkiye allowing for the resumption of shipments of grain and other food supplies from Ukrainian ports, Ms. Nada Al-Nashif urged the international community “to ensure the food reaches the people who need it???.
In Russia, she insisted that “intimidation, restrictive measures and sanctions??? against critics of the war in Ukraine had undermined “fundamental freedoms,??? as had “pressure against journalists,??? internet jamming, “and other forms of censorship???.
The acting UN rights chief – standing in for newly-appointed High Commissioner Volker Türk of Austria until he begins – also urged Russia to reconsider measures that it had taken to expand the “foreign agent??? label, including individuals considered to be “under foreign influence,??? in addition to criminalizing undeclared contacts “with representatives of States, foreign or international organizations??? deemed to pose a risk to Russian security.
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