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UN rights chief: Return to US-Iran hostilities is huge setback for civilians in region
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United Nations human rights chief says the resumption of hostilities between the United States and Iran is a huge setback for civilians in the region, urging restraint.
“The return to wider hostilities in the Middle East between the US and Iran is a huge setback for civilians in the region and beyond. It undermines peace efforts and deepens instability, with grave risks for human rights across the entire region,” the UN high commissioner for human rights Volker Turk says in a statement.
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