‘They deserve to know the truth’: UN rights chief demands probe into staffer’s death in Houthi custody
What was announced
The UN human rights chief on Saturday demanded an independent investigation into the death of a Yemeni colleague held by the Houthis for more than two years, whose family learned of his death only weeks after it happened.
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- Original: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/10/1168716
- Published 2026-10-31 12:00:00 UTC
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