UN rights chief condemns ‘cold-blooded killing’ of Eswatini human rights lawyer

New York: Authorities in Eswatini must launch a probe into the killing of a prominent human rights lawyer gunned down this past weekend, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Monday.

OHCHR voices deep concern over reported deaths of protesters in Kingdom of Eswatini

New York: The eruption of violence in the Kingdom of Eswatini in recent days is “deeply concerning”, amid reports that dozens of people have been killed or injured during protests calling for democratic reforms, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.