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UN Human Rights chief calls for independent investigation into Al-Shifa hospital claims

CNN — The United Nations’ human rights chief has called on Israel to give his team access to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, after Israel’s military released video of what it called a Hamas “operational tunnel shaft” in the complex’s grounds, a claim immediately rejected by the militant group and medical administrators as “ridiculous.” The …

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Egypt Independent November 18, 2023

‘No need for preachers,’ Chinese leader Xi Jinping tells UN human rights chief

(CNN) – Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his country’s human rights record on Wednesday, telling a visiting UN official there is “no need for ‘preachers’ to boss around other countries.” Xi’s remarks, made in a video call with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, are likely to add to the controversy …

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Egypt Independent May 26, 2022