UN rights chief

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday demanded an investigation into a deadly airstrike on a hospital in Myanmar’s Rakhine state that killed at least 30 people, including patients. UN rights chief Volker Türk…
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk issued a powerful call to action on Sunday, urging governments to apply maximum pressure on Israel to end what he described as a “carnage” in Gaza. His warning came ahead of…
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Iran is weaponising death penalty to scare protesters and stamp out dissent, UN human rights chief said, slamming the executions which he said amounted to “state sanctioned killing”. “The weaponization of criminal procedures to punish…
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The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Thursday that further strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure could lead to a serious deterioration of the humanitarian situation and spark further displacement. In a speech to…
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday that the repatriation of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh is not yet possible due to the situation in Myanmar. Although Bangladesh is not a…
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