The number of civilian deaths in conflicts rose by 72% in 2023, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk announced today, expressing concern about the significant increase in the proportion of women and children among the casualties.
“In 2023, data gathered by my Office shows the number of civilian deaths in armed conflict soared by 72%. Horrifyingly, the data indicates that the proportion of women killed in 2023 doubled and that of children tripled, compared to the year prior.”, Türk stated at the opening of the 56th session of the Human Rights Council.
At the same time, he warned that the human rights situation in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is deteriorating dramatically, with “unconscionable death and suffering” in Gaza.
Türk stated that from October to June 15, 528 Palestinians, including 133 children, were killed by Israeli security forces or settlers, in some cases raising “serious concerns of unlawful killings”.
(information form protothema.gr)
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