Syria : Siege and recapture of eastern Ghouta marked by war crimes (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
The heightened campaign conducted by pro-Government forces between February and April 2018 to recapture eastern Ghouta was marked by pervasive war crimes committed by all sides, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has said.

Mideast : Faces shredding of its diverse religious, ethnic & cultural fabric (PRIV)
(IPS, New York)
I thank the Russian Federation Presidency for convening this debate at a crucial juncture for the people o f the Middle East and North Africa.

Argentina : Senegalese immigrants face police brutality (PRIV)
(IPS, Buenos Aires)
Senegalese immigrants began to arrive in Argentina in the 1990s and most of them joined the group of stree t vendors in Buenos Aires and other cities. But in recent months, they have s uffered police brutality, denounced as a campaign of racial persecution.