Tag: Volker Türk

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has issued a powerful plea for a radical overhaul of global drug policies.  Speaking at the ‘Dealing with Drugs II’ ...

A new United Nations report has brought to light severe human rights abuses occurring in detention centers across the Central African Republic (CAR).  The report, released on Thursday, July 18 ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed his profound concern over the "Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2024" being passed by the Ghanaian Parliament. ...

European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell has urged United States to rethink its military aid to Israel due to the high number of civilian casualties in the war in Gaza. ...

The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has called for an independent, international investigation into “Israel’s absurd claims that Palestinian groups were using Al-Shifa Medical Complex and other hospitals in the Gaza ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk has underscored the extreme scarcity of food, fuel and medical supplies in Gaza. Speaking at the UN in Geneva, Turk warned of ...

The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OCHA has disclosed that several people are still in northern Gaza, beyond the reach of aid supplies. OCHA spokesperson, Jens Laerke, ...

UN human rights Chief, Volker Turk has begun a five-day visit to the Middle East to discuss violations taking place during Israel’s war in Gaza. Volker Turk is in Cairo ...

According to a report issued on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has recorded more than 1,600 cases of human rights violations committed by authorities ...