AU URGES DE-ESCALATION AS FIGHTING DISPLACES OVER 180,000 IN SOUTH SUDAN’S JONGLEI STATE. (PHOTO).

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 AU urges de-escalation as fighting displaces over 180,000 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state The Chairperson of the African Union Commission called for immediate de-escalation and strict adherence to South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, as renewed fighting in Jonglei State displaced more than 180,000 people and raised fears of further civilian harm. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said he was deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in parts of the country, particularly Jonglei, where escalating violence and inflammatory rhetoric have put civilians—including women and children—at heightened risk. South Sudanese authorities estimate the number of displaced in Jonglei at more than 180,000, the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said last week. He urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint, de-escalate tensions immediately, and comply fully with the permanent ceasefire and power-sharing arrangements under the agreement, T...

UN ACCUSES US OF VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL LAW WITH DEADLY CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC AIRSTRIKES. (PHOTO)


 UN accuses US of violating international law with deadly Caribbean and Pacific airstrikes

The United Nations on Friday accused the United States of violating international human rights law through a series of airstrikes targeting suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific Oceans. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker TĂĽrk condemned the operations, calling them “unacceptable” and urging Washington to immediately halt the attacks and launch an independent investigation. He said that under international law, lethal force is only justified as a last resort against individuals posing an imminent threat to life and argued that, based on available information, the people killed in the strikes did not meet that standard. TĂĽrk emphasized that even in cases involving alleged criminal activity, the U.S. is obligated to ensure due process and fair trial protections rather than resorting to extrajudicial killings.

The criticism follows a series of military strikes ordered by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth since September against boats described by the administration as part of counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism operations. U.S. officials said the attacks have targeted vessels linked to designated terrorist organizations and narcotics trafficking routes, resulting in more than 60 deaths. In the most recent operation announced Wednesday, Hegseth said U.S. forces “carried out a lethal kinetic strike” on a drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific, claiming it was transporting illegal narcotics. The White House defended the campaign as a national security measure designed to disrupt cartels and prevent drugs from entering the country. The U.N., however, maintained that the U.S. must investigate the killings and uphold its long-standing commitment to the rule of law, warning that the ongoing strikes could amount to unlawful extrajudicial executions.


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