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[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN: Human rights violations rise in Crimea, eastern Ukraine

 

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UN: Human rights violations rise in Crimea, eastern Ukraine
Violations of human rights by authorities and pro-Russian separatists have escalated in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, says a United Nations monitors report. "Those with influence on the armed groups responsible for much of the violence in eastern Ukraine (must) do their utmost to rein in these men who seem bent on tearing the country apart," says Navi Pillay, UN human rights chief. Reuters (5/16), BBC (5/16), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (5/15)
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South Sudan humanitarian crisis nears tipping point
International donors need to supply at least $500 million in aid to halt South Sudan's descent into famine, says Toby Lanzer, United Nations deputy special representative in South Sudan. "It is simply no exaggeration to say that we are currently facing one of the most severe tests that the international aid community has ever faced," he argues. The Guardian (London) (5/16)
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UN won't send military force to rescue abducted schoolgirls
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