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The Secretary-General of the UN has expressed deep concern regarding the new humanitarian aid distribution system in Gaza, which is being managed by the United States and Israel. According to Guterres, this approach “is killing people,” pointing out that in the last month, 549 civilian deaths have been reported due to gunfire from Israeli soldiers at food distribution points. The official emphasized that humanitarian operations are being severely impacted and that strategies that lead desperate civilians into militarized areas are inherently unsafe. Guterres stressed that seeking food should not be a justified cause for a death sentence, urging Israel, as the occupying power, to facilitate humanitarian relief in the region.
The situation is even more alarming in light of recent reports from an Israeli newspaper revealing testimonies from soldiers who received orders to shoot at civilians. Guterres argued that such testimonies are unnecessary to demonstrate the serious violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza and underscored the urgency of establishing accountability mechanisms.
On another front, the UN Human Rights Office has expressed concern about the situation in Venezuela, where numerous arbitrary detentions, violations of due process, and forced disappearances affecting human rights defenders and political opponents have been documented over the past year. Despite some conditional releases, dozens of people remain detained without access to consular assistance. Volker Türk, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called for an immediate cessation of these practices and urged the United States to halt the deportation of Venezuelans.
Repression is also felt in Nicaragua, where the systematic persecution of political opponents has led to the closure of more than 5,000 organizations since 2018. This situation has intensified a climate of fear that silences journalists and community leaders, exacerbating the human rights crisis in the country.
Finally, a report from the Human Rights Office in Colombia has revealed that more than 658 minors have been victims of serious human rights violations between 2022 and 2024, highlighting an alarming increase in the forced recruitment of children by armed groups. Social media is being used to attract minors to these groups, worsening the problem in a pre-electoral context.
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Source: MiMub in Spanish
