Volker Turk

UN Commissioner condemns targeting of civilian infrastructure in the Middle East...

UN Commissioner condemns targeting of civilian infrastructure in the Middle East...

March 10, 2026, 20:52 p.m 3
UN official calls on Iran to end repression and halt executions

UN official calls on Iran to end repression and halt executions

January 23, 2026, 16:54 p.m
Turk: I am shocked by the Russian attack in Ternopil

Europe

Turk: I am shocked by the Russian attack in Ternopil

November 19, 2025, 21:41 p.m 3
UN: More than 16.000 people killed in Haiti violence since 2022...

UN: More than 16.000 people killed in Haiti violence since 2022...

October 2, 2025, 16:48 p.m
UN: 103 civilians killed in Lebanon since ceasefire with Israel

UN: 103 civilians killed in Lebanon since ceasefire with Israel

October 1, 2025, 19:31 p.m
UN calls for an end to US retaliation against international...

UN calls for an end to US retaliation against international...

August 21, 2025, 21:45 p.m 1
Ruto: Anyone who sets fire to someone else's property should be shot in the...

Ruto: Anyone who sets fire to someone else's property should be shot in the...

July 9, 2025, 18:42 a.m 1
Guterres: Human rights are the oxygen of humanity. But they are being suffocated;...

Guterres: Human rights are the oxygen of humanity. But they are being suffocated;...

February 24, 2025, 11:35 p.m
The UN will work with FIFA and Saudi Arabia not to violate...

Football

The UN will work with FIFA and Saudi Arabia not to violate...

December 9, 2024, 14:45 p.m
UN: In the transition in Syria, all those who violated human...

UN: In the transition in Syria, all those who violated human...

December 9, 2024, 13:23 p.m
UN: A dark turning point

UN: A dark turning point

August 16, 2024, 06:15 p.m
Attitude towards migrants in Libya: Human trafficking, mass...

Attitude towards migrants in Libya: Human trafficking, mass...

July 27, 2024, 17:57 a.m 2
At least 36 civilians were killed in the Russian air attack on Ukraine,...

Europe

At least 36 civilians were killed in the Russian air attack on Ukraine,...

July 8, 2024, 11:46 a.m 41 41 5
Turk: People in the West Bank exposed to unprecedented bloodshed,...

Turk: People in the West Bank exposed to unprecedented bloodshed,...

4 June 2024, 12:27 h
UN: British government to reconsider deportation plan...

Europe

UN: British government to reconsider deportation plan...

April 23, 2024, 12:02 p.m
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: So far, more have died in the war...

Europe

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: So far, more have died in the war...

April 2, 2024, 17:42 p.m 5
Deliberately causing hunger in Gaza could be a war crime...

BBC

Deliberately causing hunger in Gaza could be a war crime...

March 29, 2024, 08:11 p.m 4
BLOG "At least 13.300 Palestinians killed since conflict began"

BLOG "At least 13.300 Palestinians killed since conflict began"

November 20, 2023, 08:44 p.m
Testimonies of Sudanese women: Harrowing stories of rape

BBC

Testimonies of Sudanese women: Harrowing stories of rape

August 16, 2023, 11:20 p.m
Nevala faces decades behind bars

Europe

Nevala faces decades behind bars

August 5, 2023, 07:15 p.m 6
Death penalty in the world: Dramatically increased number of executions

Death penalty in the world: Dramatically increased number of executions

May 16, 2023, 08:26 a.m 5
The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Sudan

The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Sudan

May 11, 2023, 19:18 a.m 1
The UN urged the President of Uganda not to sign the draconian law...

The UN urged the President of Uganda not to sign the draconian law...

March 22, 2023, 18:28 p.m 1
The UN Security Council called on the Afghan authorities to abolish...

The UN Security Council called on the Afghan authorities to abolish...

December 28, 2022, 09:45 p.m
Folker Turk - who is the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?

Folker Turk - who is the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?

October 18, 2022, 19:23 p.m