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In Geneva, a special session of the UN Human Rights Council opens to discuss the situation in Sudan. More than 750 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been displaced in the fighting that began on April 15 between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk condemns "this wanton violence, in which both sides have trampled international humanitarian law, notably the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution". IMAGES
Images from the beginning of the special session of the Human Rights Council on Afghanistan. Bachelet said her office had received credible reports of serious violations in places that have been under Taliban control, including summary executions, restrictions of women's rights, blocking girls from attending school and recruitment of child soldiers. IMAGES
The 45th session of the UN Human rights Council opens in Geneva, with allegations of torture in the crackdown on protests in Belarus high on the agenda. IMAGES
During the opening of the 51st session of the Human Rights Council, the assembly marks a minute of silence in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the British delegate Simon Manley. IMAGES
The UN General Assembly votes in favour of suspending Russia from the UN Human Rights Council as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine. Of the 193 members of the assembly, 93 vote in favor of suspension while 24 vote against and 58 abstain, suggesting weakening international unity against Russia. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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