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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...
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.
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.