Moscow reiterates its call that international organizations conduct an investigation into the events in the city of Bucha and reveal the names of the victims, the time and the reasons for their deaths, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.
Independent UN experts are calling for an arms embargo against Israel, stating that exporting countries risk violating international humanitarian law if the weapons supplied are used in the Gaza war, they said in Geneva on Friday. All states must ensure compliance with international humanitarian law as stipulated in the Geneva Conventions, which are binding worldwide. Therefore, no weapons or ammunition may be passed on it can be assumed, based on the previous behaviour of the recipient country,
The UN Human Rights Office is calling for a review of human rights violations in the Palestinian Territories and Israel. “The entrenched impunity reported by our Office for decades cannot be permitted to continue. There must be accountability on all sides for violations seen over 56 years of occupation and the 16 years of blockade of Gaza, and up to today,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said in a statement in Geneva. “Justice is a pre-requisite for ending cycles of violen
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, sees signs of war crimes and possibly also crimes against humanity in the Gaza war. Türk cites the attack on Israel on October 7, including the indiscriminate gunfire at Israel and military action against civilian facilities. Regarding Israel's response, Türk told dpa in Geneva: "If you look at how Israel reacted, I have grave concerns about its compliance with both human rights and international humanitarian law." He added that 70% of thos