At the end of a weeklong visit, the U.N. investigator's findings of an orchestrated state policy contradict Moscow’s denials.
A top human rights investigator for the United Nations cited evidence that Russia has adopted a government policy of torturing Ukrainians as its war grinds on.
Australian lawyer Alice Jill Edwards, who serves as the U.N.'s special rapporteur on torture, said Russia's war on Ukraine has become "synonymous with torture" as part of an apparent campaign against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
The U.N. body also demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
The ruling orders Israel to allow aid trucks loaded with food and supplies to enter Gaza unhindered "without delay."
WHO warns disease and hunger are at alarming levels in the Congo, where almost 10 million people are on the move.
Environmentalists said they were disappointed the treaty talks did not address plastic production measures.
Negotiators must juggle the promotion of health access and global equity with reaffirmation of nations' sovereignty.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
