The UN Third Committee concluded session by approving...

The UN Third Committee concluded session by approving draft resolutions on human rights in Myanmar, Afghanistan, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Under a proposed Chairman's text on the Question of Human Rights in Afghanistan, the Assembly would strongly condemn the cases of summary executions committed by the Taliban at Yakawlang; the widespread violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law in Afghanistan, mainly by the Taliban, including the right to life, liberty and security of person, freedom from torture and from other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, freedom of opinion, expression, religion, association and movement, and the recruitment and use of children in hostilities contrary to international standards; the civilian massacres involving reprisal killings and summary executions following, in recent years, the taking and retaking of particular areas by warring parties; the frequent Taliban practice of arbitrary arrest and detention and of summary trials, which have resulted in summary executions throughout the country.