Seif Magango

Public Information Officer, UN Human Rights Office

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Tanzania: Ahead of protests planned for Independence Day on 9 December, UN Human Rights Office reminds security forces they must refrain from using force to disperse non-violent assemblies and make every effort to de-escalate tensions.

https://t.co/TCUGfgGFqU

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Tanzania: We are alarmed by the deaths & injuries in the ongoing election-related protests, as the security forces used firearms and teargas to disperse protesters.

We call on the security forces to refrain from using unnecessary or disproportionate force, including lethal weapons, against protesters, & to make every effort to deescalate tensions. Protesters should demonstrate peacefully.

https://t.co/SLmsdnGTT9

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Sudan: @UNHumanRights Office is receiving horrendous accounts of summary executions, mass killings, rapes, attacks against humanitarian workers & other atrocities committed during & after the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

There must be independent, prompt, transparent & thorough investigations into all such breaches of international law, & for those responsible to be held to account.

We call on States with influence to act urgently to put an end to the violence.

https://t.co/zrHoUuLqlx

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#SouthSudan: Escalating violence risks aggravating dire human rights situation & undermining fragile peace process.

Parties must uphold 2018 peace agreement, protect civilians & facilitate humanitarian access.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Gaza: We are seriously concerned that #Israel appears to be inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza conditions of life increasingly incompatible with their continued existence as a group in Gaza—forcibly transferred into ever shrinking spaces with little or no access to life-saving services & at constant risk of attack: https://t.co/eQn7cOD9S5

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#South Sudan: We are deeply concerned by rising tensions in the country following the arrest of First VP Riek Machar and recent fighting.

@volker_turk calls on all parties to the Revitalized Peace Agreement to exercise restraint and prioritize peace, security and human rights.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Sudan: We are receiving troubling reports of escalating violence against civilians in Khartoum, amid intensifying hostilities.

Dozens have been killed, including humanitarian volunteers.

Both parties must take concrete steps to ensure the protection of civilians.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

The situation for civilians in #Sudan is taking a further, even more dangerous turn.
Amid reports of an imminent battle for the control of Khartoum, we once again call on the leaders of both sides to put an end to the fighting.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

We are deeply concerned by continuing post-election tensions in #Mozambique, where dozens have been killed & many more injured since 9 October last year.

All stakeholders must take steps to de-escalate tensions & to resolve any election disputes peacefully.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Mozambique: @volker_turk expresses concern about increasing post-election tensions, amid ongoing violence that has claimed at least 20 lives & left many injured.

Authorities must respect human rights & all stakeholders should act immediately to de-escalate the situation.

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

"There is no alternative to @UNRWA." - @UNGeneva

"UNRWA provides the backbone of infrastructure in places like Gaza." - @UNmigration

"This decision will only make matters for civilians far worse." - @UNHumanRights

"A new way has been found to kill children."
- @UNICEF

[Philippe Dam @philippe_dam]

It's not just in #Darfur's El-Fasher & #Khartoum - Escalating hostilities in #Sudan’s Al-Jazirah state put once again civilians at risk of atrocities - warns @UNHumanRIghts chief.

Urgent for int'l actors to support a robust presence to protect civilians.

https://t.co/A02fFb9qJr

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Sudan: We are extremely concerned by the escalating violence in Al-Jazirah State, where at least 124 people have been killed & many subjected to sexual violence.

@volker_turk urges all parties to de-escalate the situation and put a stop to violations by their forces.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk calls on the world’s leaders to ensure respect for international humanitarian law as the darkest moment of the #Gaza conflict is unfolding.

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

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[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Kenya: Saddened by recent deaths and injuries in context of protests, UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk urges restraint to facilitate the rights to peaceful assembly & expression, and dialogue to listen to the voices of young people. Investigations & accountability essential.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I am deeply saddened by the reports of deaths and injuries - including of journalists and medical personnel - connected to protests and street demonstrations in Kenya.

I urge the Kenyan authorities to exercise restraint, and call for all demonstrations to take place peacefully.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

The global fight against female genital mutilation is undermined by the practice of crossing borders to have girls undergo #FGM. Resources & coop. agreements between States needed to prevent cross-border & transnational FGM - @volker_turk on @UNHumanRights report

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I condemn Israel’s actions which killed scores of innocent civilians who were only seeking shelter from this deadly conflict.

There is no safe place in Gaza.

This horror must stop.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

#Sudan: Horrified by the devastating toll of the ongoing violence in El-Fasher & across Sudan, UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk in phone calls with the leaders of both sides, urges them to urgently cease hostilities and resume ceasefire negotiations.