Navi Pillay

• Flight MH17: Missile shrapnel hit Malaysia Airlines, says Ukraine

  A Ukrainian security spokesman said Monday that data from the recovered flight recorders shows Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed due to a massive, explosive loss of pressure after being punctured multiple times by shrapnel.

  World

  Jul 28, 2014
  
• UN Human Rights Council approves inquiry into ‘war crimes’ in Gaza

  The UN's top human rights body voted 29-1 to authorize an international commission of inquiry to investigate alleged "war crimes" in the Gaza Strip; the U.S. was the only nation to vote against the inquiry.

  World

  Jul 23, 2014
  
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• Canada calls out UN for criticizing Israel’s response to Gaza rockets

  John Baird says Israel's taken extraordinary steps to reduce civilian casualties and accused the UN High Commissioner of focusing her comments on Israel.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2014
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• UN warns of war crimes, atrocities in Iraq

  The U.N. human rights chief is warning of "murder of all kinds" and other war crimes in the fast-deteriorating Iraqi war zone.

  World

  Jun 13, 2014