UN holds emergency session on Sudan
There will also be a vote on a resolution to further scrutinize human rights violations.
The UN Human Rights Council is holding an emergency session in Geneva regarding the ongoing fighting in Sudan.
Three civil society figures in Guinea have been released after 10 months in prison following protests yesterday organised by the opposition Living Forces of Guinea (FVG).
We hear about a study led by a South African professor which looks at a new way of treating women suffering severe bleeding after childbirth.
And in our weekly letter, Ismail Einashe explores the conflict between people and wildlife in the southern part of Kenya.
(Photo: The Human Rights Council during a special session devoted to Sudan. Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images).
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