Your current location:HOME >opinions >UN human rights chief condemns killings of women and children in Rafah 正文
TIME:2024-04-30 03:16:17 Source: Internet compilationEdit:opinions
People mourn victims killed during Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on F
People mourn victims killed during Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb. 12, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
The United Nations' (UN) Human Rights chief Volker Turk has strongly condemned recent Israeli strikes in Rafah that resulted in the deaths of many women and children.
In a statement on Tuesday, Turk also warned against a full-scale incursion into an area with over 1.2 million civilians, saying it would violate international humanitarian and human rights law, likely leading to more atrocities.
In March, the UN Security Council called for an immediate ceasefire, he stressed.
Moreover, he underscored the need for global solidarity to protect civilians in Rafah, recalling recent tragedies such as a premature baby delivered from a mother who had been mortally wounded in an air strike and the deaths of numerous children and women in separate strikes.
The UN human rights chief called for immediate actions to halt this suffering, calling for independent investigations into reports of mass graves and the destruction of medical facilities. He stressed the urgent need for a ceasefire, the release of hostages and unimpeded humanitarian aid.
A bomb attack in northern Kenya kills 5 people near the border with Somalia2024-04-30 02:42
Collin Morikawa part of 42024-04-30 02:29
John Tortorella says he failed to get Flyers to 'close the deal' in wake of late2024-04-30 02:26
G7 comes for Putin, Ayatollah and Xi: Ukraine to receive frozen Russian assets to fund 'game2024-04-30 02:21
1 dead, 7 missing after 2 Japan MSDF helicopters crash near Izu Islands2024-04-30 02:14
House Speaker Mike Johnson risks job to deliver aid to Ukraine2024-04-30 01:41
Video of 2 bear cubs pulled from trees prompts North Carolina wildlife investigation but no charges2024-04-30 01:18
G7 comes for Putin, Ayatollah and Xi: Ukraine to receive frozen Russian assets to fund 'game2024-04-30 00:59
Chinese foreign ministry official on US Secretary of State Blinken's visit to China2024-04-30 00:57
Olympic torch makes Acropolis overnight stop a week before handover to Paris organizers2024-04-30 00:34
I know who killed Jill Dando, says her Crimewatch co2024-04-30 02:27
Lottery 'loser' boyfriend, 39, who is fighting his ex2024-04-30 02:23
Tulsa athletic director Rick Dickson announces retirement2024-04-30 01:40
South Africa man convicted in deaths of 2 Alaska Native women faces revocation of U.S. citizenship2024-04-30 01:31
Egyptian, Chinese students mark UN Chinese Language Day in Cairo2024-04-30 01:26
National Guard delays Alaska staffing changes that threatened national security, civilian rescues2024-04-30 01:07
Convicted rapist charged with murder in killing of Connecticut visiting nurse, Joyce Grayson2024-04-30 01:01
Nice scores three as lax defending against costs Lorient2024-04-30 01:00
China's archaeological site parks register strong revenue growth2024-04-30 00:47
Rahul and De Kock pace Lucknow chase in IPL win over Chennai2024-04-30 00:36