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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein attends the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council at the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 4, 2016 | Middle East
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein decried on Tuesday an unfolding “calamity” in Aleppo, warning Russia over the use of incendiary weapons in the embattled Syrian city. He added that crimes by one side did not...
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Demonstrators gather in front of a burning car during an opposition rally in Kinshasa on September 19, 2016. EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 22, 2016 | World
The U.N. human rights chief on Thursday directed blame at Democratic Republic of Congo’s government for surging political tensions that sparked deadly clashes in the capital Kinshasa this week, warning the authorities are risking a large-scale crisis. “The...
