Tag: GENEVA

Ukraine accuses Russia of torturing informants to death – UN Commission

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A United Nations commission said on Monday it is gathering more and more evidence in Ukraine that the Russian army is torturing and attacking civilians. “There is continuous evidence that Russian armed forces are committing war crimes in Ukraine,” the commission reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. It said the findings point to widespread and systematic use of torture by Russian forces against individuals accused of being informants for the Ukrainian armed forces. “In some cases, torture was inflicted with such brutality that it caused…

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WTO: Buhari reassures Okonjo-Iweala of support

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, of the country’s determination to ensure that she becomes the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee advanced to the final round in the race to lead the Geneva-based trade body. Malam Garba Shehu, President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement, said Buhari gave the assurance when he received the former Managing Director (Operations) of the World Bank at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. He said…

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