Current location:Earthly Elements news portal > world
UN human rights chief condemns killings of women and children in Rafah
Earthly Elements news portal2024-05-21 15:35:53【world】2People have gathered around
IntroductionPeople mourn victims killed during Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on F
People mourn victims killed during Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb. 12, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
The United Nations' (UN) Human Rights chief Volker Turk has strongly condemned recent Israeli strikes in Rafah that resulted in the deaths of many women and children.
In a statement on Tuesday, Turk also warned against a full-scale incursion into an area with over 1.2 million civilians, saying it would violate international humanitarian and human rights law, likely leading to more atrocities.
In March, the UN Security Council called for an immediate ceasefire, he stressed.
Moreover, he underscored the need for global solidarity to protect civilians in Rafah, recalling recent tragedies such as a premature baby delivered from a mother who had been mortally wounded in an air strike and the deaths of numerous children and women in separate strikes.
The UN human rights chief called for immediate actions to halt this suffering, calling for independent investigations into reports of mass graves and the destruction of medical facilities. He stressed the urgent need for a ceasefire, the release of hostages and unimpeded humanitarian aid.
Address of this article:http://congorepublicofthe.tokosaranateknik.com/article-51e599425.html
Very good!(74)
Related articles
- Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
- Stott homers in 9th off Edwin Diaz, adds tiebreaking SAC fly in 10th as Phillies edge Mets 5
- The Danish king and his Australian
- EU agrees on a new migration pact. Mainstream parties hope it will deprive the far right of votes
- Kosovo prepares a new draft law on renting prison cells to Denmark after the first proposal failed
- Maradona heirs say his Golden Ball trophy was stolen and want to stop its auction
- David McBride: Army whistleblower who exposed alleged Australian war crimes jailed
- It's a boy! Scottie Scheffler arrives at PGA Championship with a newborn at home
- Six killed in a 'foiled coup' in Congo, the army says
- Ramírez leads late scoring barrage, Guardians deal Rangers their season
Popular articles
Recommended
Not so Cool Britannia! Noel Gallagher gives damning verdict on Keir Starmer
Rory McIlroy insists he is 'way better' than his last Major win in 2014
Amed Rosario drives in 3 runs with triple and double, Rays beat Red Sox 5
Major agricultural firm sues California over farmworker unionization law
Justin Timberlake set to bring his The Forget Tomorrow World Tour to Australia in 2025
Golden State's WNBA expansion franchise to be known as the Valkyries
Nineties dance music icon, 56, looks like she hasn't aged a day
Day care costs: With Congress reducing support, states step in to help families
Links
- My toddler saved my life after I had an epileptic seizure and fell in the bath
- Gary Neville takes aim at 'terrible' Arsenal player who 'kept falling over' during their 0
- Rustle these up with Rosemary: Chocolate fondants
- Signs of sharp wit! These funny notices left customers in fits of laughter
- From being bitten by a flesh
- San Bernardino police arrest teen for murder of 14
- I found out my daughter is not biologically mine
- Food writer baffles This Morning viewers with tips for cheap lunches
- ALISON BOSHOFF: Yo ho ho! Johnny Depp to launch his own brand of Caribbean dark rum
- I'm a psychologist