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U.N. High Commissioner Volker Türk emphasized the importance of global reparations efforts, stating they are crucial for dismantling systemic racism linked to colonialism and enslavement.
Amina Bouayach, President of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH), held a bilateral meeting with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in Geneva to discuss boosting the role of national human rights institutions.
UN human rights chief Volker Türk stated that he has received clear information indicating that prisoners in Venezuela are still being subjected to torture.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed shock over reports that more than 200 civilians have been killed in drone attacks in Sudan since March 4.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that Israeli military operations and settlement expansion in Gaza and the West Bank indicate an effort to permanently alter the demographic landscape of Palestine.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated today that the increasing restriction of civic space in Serbia, marked by continuous attacks on critical voices and media freedom limitations, is very concerning.
Families of Palestinian prisoners are protesting against a controversial bill passed by the Israeli Knesset, which allows for the death penalty for Palestinians in the West Bank, with jailed Palestinians expressing fears of execution without due process. The UN has warned that applying this new law would constitute a war crime, condemning it as 'deeply discriminatory', sparking global outcry.
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk has reported on the torture of prisoners in Venezuela, highlighting a 'climate of fear in the population' and raising concerns about human rights abuses within the country's detention facilities.
Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has labeled violence against women a 'global emergency,' citing approximately 50,000 femicides worldwide in 2024, mostly by family members.
U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk said Thursday that Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip appear aimed at creating a “permanent demographic change,” warning...
UN High Commissioner Volker Türk issued a warning against potential war crimes and condemned threatening rhetoric in the Middle East conflict, urging for the protection of civilians.
Volker Türk, the UN human rights chief, has urged the US to conclude its investigation into a school strike in Iran that killed at least 168 people, mostly children, describing the incident as evoking 'visceral horror'.
UN human rights chief Volker Türk has expressed 'concern' over China's newly adopted 'ethnic unity' law, warning it could 'limit religious and cultural freedom' and endanger minority rights.
The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, stated that approximately 50,000 women and girls have been killed worldwide in 2024, highlighting violence against women, particularly femicides, as a global emergency.
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in Geneva to discuss support for the Global Alliance initiative.