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  1. UN Human Rights Commissioner urges global action amid growing conflicts around the world

    UN Human Rights Commissioner urges global action amid growing conflicts around the world

    GENEVA [Switzerland], UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called for urgent international intervention to stop escalating conflicts around the world in a stern address to the 56th session of the Human Rights Council.Commissioner Turki began his speech by lamenting the brutality...
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  2. UN human rights commissioner calls for reforms in China amid human rights concerns in Xinjiang

    UN human rights commissioner calls for reforms in China amid human rights concerns in Xinjiang

    GENEVA [Switzerland], UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk highlighted ongoing human rights challenges in China, highlighting growing concerns in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region.The Commissioner delivered a candid speech at the opening of the 56th session of the Human Rights...
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  3. Disturbed by law enforcement actions against protesters at US universities: UN top human rights official

    Disturbed by law enforcement actions against protesters at US universities: UN top human rights official

    United Nations/New York The UN's top human rights official has expressed concern over "heavy measures" taken to disperse and break up pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in the US, just hours after New York police The department had arrested and dispersed the protesters. at the...
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  4. 'Iran is cracking down on women for not covering their hair': UN

    'Iran is cracking down on women for not covering their hair': UN

    UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said the country's morality police had announced a tough investigation a few weeks ago.The move appears to be a drastic move after women began ignoring these rules following a protest wave in the autumn of 2022.Turks expressed criticism of a...
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