{"id":157157,"date":"2025-07-16T05:08:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T05:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/world-news-in-brief-turk-speaks-out-on-sexual-violence-brazil-floods-update-nicaraguan-human-rights-violations-un-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T05:08:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T05:08:21","slug":"world-news-in-brief-turk-speaks-out-on-sexual-violence-brazil-floods-update-nicaraguan-human-rights-violations-un-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/world-news-in-brief-turk-speaks-out-on-sexual-violence-brazil-floods-update-nicaraguan-human-rights-violations-un-news\/","title":{"rendered":"World News in Brief: T\u00fcrk speaks out on sexual violence, Brazil floods update, Nicaraguan human rights violations – UN News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gender-based violence is rising – especially in conflict \u2013 something which is a \u201cshameless repudiation of the basic rules of warfare,\u201d according to the UN human rights chief Volker T\u00fcrk<\/a>.
\u201cWe are not meeting the minimum requirement to prevent women from being silenced, and support their participation and leadership in\u2026building peace,\u201d Mr. T\u00fcrk said<\/a>.
25 years ago, the UN Security Council<\/a> passed a resolution which affirmed the vital role that women play in preventing and resolving conflict and emphasized the importance of ending impunity for sexual violence in and around conflict.
Since then, other resolutions have reinforced these principles and UN agencies and their partners have worked to implement them. While this work has led to trials which held perpetrators accountable, gender-based violence is becoming more, not less, prevalent.
Mr. T\u00fcrk\u2019s office has documented thousands of horrific cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a>, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory<\/a>, Haiti<\/a>, Sudan<\/a>, Ukraine<\/a> and many other conflict-affected areas<\/a>.
\u201cFighters are being encouraged or instructed to victimize women, often as a deliberate weapon of warfare \u2013 to terrorize communities and force them to flee; and to silence the voices of women who speak out against war-mongering, and seek to build peace,\u201d he said.
Funding and aid cuts are also impeding the efforts of humanitarians and human rights agencies, impeding the provision of essential medical and psychosocial support for affected women and girls.
Mr. T\u00fcrk noted that the failure to provide these essential services has long-term impacts on survivors and \u201cleaves young girls and women alone, outcast and traumatised.\u201d
The UN migration organization (IOM<\/a>) raised the alarm<\/a> on Tuesday over heavy rains pounding Brazil\u2019s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Since mid-June, over 5,000 people have been displaced, four have died, one person remains missing, and 132 municipalities have reported damage.
This latest disaster comes just a year after record flooding forced many communities from their homes, some now displaced for the second time.
IOM\u2019s presence and partnerships in the region were expanded and strengthened during the 2024 crisis, allowing for a swift response in 2025.
This year, the organization is focused on supporting recovery efforts by providing technical expertise and helping authorities assess needs and develop long-term solutions.
The goal is to ensure aid reaches those most in need and that systems are in place to help communities rebuild safely and sustainably.
While committed to supporting the people of Rio Grande do Sul, IOM has called for critical support: \u201cAs extreme weather events become more frequent and intense, humanitarian action must go hand in hand with investments in preparedness and resilience,\u201d said Paolo Caputo, IOM Chief of Mission in Brazil.
The Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua<\/a>, independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council<\/a>, condemned the murder of Nicaraguan exile Roberto Samcam on Tuesday, saying that reports indicate the crime may be part of a larger pattern to silence dissidents abroad.
Mr. Samcam was killed in Costa Rica on 19 June by someone posing to be a delivery man who shot him five times before fleeing.
The victim was a retired army major who, in 2018, publicly denounced the current Nicaraguan government led by President Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo.
\u201cWe condemn the murder of Roberto Samcam in the strongest terms, and welcome the swift action of Costa Rica, which we trust will expose the motivations behind this terrible act and bring justice to his family,\u201d said Jan-Michael Simon, chair of the group.
Since 2018 when security forces in Nicaragua violently suppressed anti-government protests, independent experts have documented many alleged human rights violations and abuses.
Most recently, in February, the UN group released a report warning that the repressive actions of the Nicaraguan State have extended beyond their territorial borders, affecting dissidents \u2013 real or perceived \u2013 living abroad.
\u201cNowhere in the world seems to be safe for Nicaraguans opposed to the Government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo,\u201d said expert Reed Broady.
The experts noted that there is information to indicate there may be links to the murder of another Nicaraguan dissident Rodolfo Rojas Cordero in 2022 in Honduras and the twice attempted murder of Jaoa Maldonado in 2021 and 2024.
\u201cStates must be held accountable for committing transborder human rights violations,\u201d Mr. Simon said.
Independent rights experts are not UN staff, receive no salary for their work and and independent of any government or organization.
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