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UN rights chief backs requires inquiry over Gaza killings 0

UN rights chief backs requires inquiry over Gaza killings

The UN human rights chief has slammed Israel’s deadly reaction to protests along the Gaza border as « wholly disproportionate », backing calls for an international investigation. Opening a special session of the UN Human Rights Council that could set up a commission of inquiry into recent Israeli violence that has resulted in deaths of more than 100 Palestinians…

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Palestine calls for UN probe into Israeli killings in Gaza

Palestine’s ambassador to the United Nations has called on the UN Security Council to form an independent commission tasked with looking into Israel’s « crimes » including the killing and wounding of Palestinian protestors in the besieged Gaza Strip. Riyad Mansour said on Friday evening that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is set to submit a list of complaints in…

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Kashmir tension persists after Shopian killings

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – A shutdown has continued for the second day across Indian-administered Kashmir, following deadly clashes in villages in a separatist stronghold that resulted in 19 deaths. All shops, schools, and colleges remained closed and the roads were deserted on Monday as Kashmir’s separatist leaders called for a complete shutdown in protest against…