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In a press release read by her spokesperson Liz Throssell, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet condemns the escalating violence in Sri Lanka amid a severe economic crisis and calls on the authorities to prevent further unrest. SOUNDBITE
The UN rights chief calls for the creation of a new "mechanism" tasked with preparing criminal indictments over atrocities committed in Myanmar, amid allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority. SOUNDBITE
A human skeleton was found buried in a military facility near Uruguay's capital Montevideo, less than 100 metres from where remains of victims of the South American country's dictatorship (1973-1985) have been found in recent years. IMAGES
Women gather in Buenos Aires to mark the 8th anniversary of the "Ni una Menos" movement ("Not One Woman Less"), which calls for an end to violence against women. IMAGES
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
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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