Category Archives: Special Rapporteur

Myanmar Earthquake – Will military junta allow aid to those most in need?

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Following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake centred near Mandalay, the second biggest city in Myanmar (previously known as Burma), the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, told the BBC: “What we know from … Continue reading →

UN Special Rapporteur Finds Israeli Genocide in Palestine

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In her report in March 2024 entitled “Anatomy of a genocide”, Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, concluded that there were “reasonable grounds to believe that the … Continue reading →