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United Nations: 10,000 people fled from northern to southern Gaza yesterday, Saturday

Geneva

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that about ten thousand people fled from the northern Gaza Strip to the south yesterday, Saturday.

The office added on Sunday that this figure is based on estimates by United Nations observers on the ground, noting that among those fleeing are minors without their parents.

The citizens of Gaza were following the instructions of the Israeli Defense Forces, which more than once asked civilians to leave the northern part of the Strip.

Israel says Hamas maintains command centers and rocket launching bases in hospitals, schools and residential buildings in the north.

The United Nations office said that the refugees described having to pass through Israeli checkpoints equipped with facial recognition machines, noting that Israel fears the presence of known terrorists among the refugees.

Unconfirmed reports indicated that some people were detained at checkpoints.

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HROJPIL meeting with the Prosecutor General of the Kurdistan-Iraq Region

HROJPIL Organization participated in the meeting organized by the Prosecutor of the Kurdistan-Iraq Region. The meeting was held on Thursday, November 16, 2023, with a number of civil society organizations working in the fields of human rights.

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Meeting of the Independent Commission for Human Rights

 

The head of the Independent Commission for Human Rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Mr. Muhammad Komsheni, met today, Tuesday, 11/14/2023, with a number of civil organizations active in the fields of human rights.

Mr. Barbas Muhammad Taher Abdul Rahman, Executive Director of the organization in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, participated in the meeting.

The Secretary-General, Mr. Mohsen Suleiman, responsible for relations and media, received the delegations of various organizations, and delivered a speech in which he explained to the participants in an institutional manner, and to the visiting individuals, representing individual activity, the objectives of the current meeting, and that it emerges from the organization’s belief in the culture of joint work and networking with organizations. Friendship, spreading awareness and cohesion between societal components, following up on the challenges faced by activists, defending their rights, and building bridges between civil society organizations and executive authorities, with the aim of achieving harmony, understanding and cooperation to provide the best possible services to the citizen in particular and to humanity in general.

Irish parliament defending Palestine cause

Irish Parliament: Israel Violates International Law on Daily Basis

Press Iraq

The High Commissioner for Human Rights visits Iraq

Geneva/Baghdad (6 August 2023)

Today, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, began an official four-day mission to Iraq, at the invitation of the Iraqi government.

During his visit, Turk will hold meetings in Baghdad and Basra in the southwest of the country, as well as in Erbil in the north.

The High Commissioner will meet with senior government, parliamentary and judicial officials at the national level, as well as high-level officials in the Kurdistan Regional Government and officials in Basra.

He will also engage with civil society representatives in Baghdad, Basra and Erbil on a range of issues, including the impact of climate change on human rights.

At the conclusion of his mission, on 9 August, the High Commissioner is scheduled to hold a press conference in Baghdad at approximately 17:00 local time. Access to the press conference will be limited exclusively to approved media.

More details about the press conference, including instructions for registration, will be included in a media invitation issued locally.

 

For more information and media requests, please contact:

  • Raveena Shamdasani – (Coming with the High Commissioner) ravina.shamdasani@un.org
  • in Baghdad
    Dhara Al Tamimi – +964 770 0412409 | kareemt@un.org
  • In Geneva
    Elizabeth Throssell – +41 22 917 9296 | elizabeth.throssell@un.org أو
    Martha Hurtado – +41 22 917 9466 | marta.hurtadogomez@un.org