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Türk Hails Landmark ICJ Ruling Affirming States’ Human Rights Obligations With Respect To Climate Change
GENEVA (24 July 2025) – The Advisory Opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on States’ obligations regarding climate change is a sweeping victory for all those who are fighting to ...
Time of Monsters: U.N. Human Rights Chief on Gaza, Immigration, Climate Crisis, and Lack of Solidarity (Extended Interview)
Full interview with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in Geneva, Switzerland. The conversation touched on ...
U.N. Human Rights Chief Slams Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Policies, “Militarized Response” to Protests
Democracy Now! recently interviewed U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in Geneva, Switzerland. The ...
Palestine Action Ban ‘Disturbing’ Misuse Of UK Counter-Terrorism Legislation, Türk Warns
The UK Government proscribed Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 after some of its members broke into a military airfield in June and reportedly spray-painted two military aircraft, among ...
Police warning sent to protestors ahead of village's latest demonstration
Staffordshire Police has urged protestors to be 'cautious of affiliation' after the government proscribed Palestine Action as ...
Taliban tortured and threatened Afghans expelled from Pakistan and Iran, UN report says
A UN report says the Taliban have tortured and threatened Afghans forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan because of their ...
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UN chief criticizes UK government for classifying pro-Palestine group as terrorist
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk cautioned on Thursday that the UK government's decision to label the pro-Palestine group, Palestine Action, under terrorist legislation may contravene international ...
UN agency calls for global pause on deportations to Afghanistan
UN agency calls for global pause on deportations back to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan - Exclusive: Afghans who worked for the previous Nato-backed administration face beatings, torture and mock ...
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UN's Türk says more must be done to end 'horrific' crisis in Gaza
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is calling for fresh efforts by "all states with influence" to ease the "horrific" conditions in Gaza and the West Bank. "Resolving the ...
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Volker Türk, the new UN high commissioner for human rights, assumes a ...
Volker Türk, the new UN high commissioner for human rights, assumes a tough legacy by Maram Stern, Opinion Contributor - 10/28/22 8:30 AM ET ...
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UN's core values guide Volker Türk's career at UNHCR
On April 13th, 1989, a 24-year-old law student walked up to UN headquarters in Vienna for the first day of a short term contract. Few would have paid much attention to Volker Türk that morning. “I ...
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UNHCR's Volker Türk warns against growing politicization of refugee ...
UNHCR's top International Protection expert warned today of growing risks to people fleeing war and persecution, and said a renewed spirit of commitment from governments worldwide to the core human ...