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Sudan: UN raises alarm over surge in sexual violence as war enters third year

The United Nations has condemned the alarming scale of sexual violence unfolding in Sudan’s conflict, as the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enters its third year. Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict on Thursday, June 19, the UN’s acting Resident and […]

UN-Sahara: Vienna Reaffirms Support to Morocco’s “Serious and Credible” Autonomy Plan

Foreign Minister of Austria Alexander Schallenberg has reaffirmed his country’s steadfast support to the autonomy plan presented by Morocco in 2007, describing the plan as a “very serious and credible” contribution to the UN-led process engaged for reaching a lasting solution to the Sahara regional issue. Mr. Schallenberg renewed Vienna’s backing during a meeting held […]

Permanent Secretariat of African network of national preventive mechanisms against torture inaugurated in Rabat

The headquarters of the permanent secretariat of the African network of national preventive mechanisms against torture was inaugurated on Saturday in Rabat at the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) head office. The permanent secretariat’s inauguration by representatives of African network members translates the collective commitment of human rights defenders in Africa and their shared […]