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Atrocities in Sudan Require World’s Attention, U.N. Says

The United Nations’ top human rights body ordered an inquiry into mass killings and sexual violence during the country’s worsening civil war.

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Displaced Sudanese from El Fasher, a city in the Darfur region, and other areas in Al Dabbah, Sudan’s Northern State, on Thursday.
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U.N. Says Strikes on Boats Trump Claims Are Smuggling Drugs Are Illegal

The U.N.’s human rights chief condemned deadly military attacks on vessels near South and Central America and called for an independent investigation.

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The U.N.’s human right chief, Volker Türk, said the attacks were “unacceptable” and must stop.
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