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A UN probe says there is evidence that Israel committed crimes against humanity in responding to 2018 protests in Gaza, as snipers targeted people clearly identifiable as children, health workers and journalists. SOUNDBITE from Santiago Canton, chair of the UN Commission of investigation
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk decries the lack of accountability for the 2020 Beirut port blast, urging an international probe into the massive explosion that destroyed swathes of the city, in a speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council. "It may therefore be time to consider an international fact-finding mission to look into human rights violations related to this tragedy," says Volker Türk. SOUNDBITE
UN rights chief Volker Turk says that violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Ukraine "have become shockingly routine" since the Russian invasion. SOUNDBITE
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet announces in a video message to the Human Rights Council that she will visit China in May. SOUNDBITE
The UN Human Rights Council overwhelmingly votes to create a top-level investigation into violations committed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
The US has expanded sanctions on Belarus along with Canada and European allies, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says at her briefing, "to hold the Lukashenko regime accountable for its ongoing attacks on democracy, human rights and international norms." SOUNDBITE
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