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Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Closure Of Novaya Gazeta
Saturday, 31 October 2026, 6:53 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Throughout its history, Novaya Gazeta and its journalists have made an exceptional contribution to independent reporting and the defence of human rights, often at great personal risk. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Hebron
Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 9:51 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Israeli lockdown is confining many to their homes and their immediate neighbourhoods. Declarations by senior Israeli Government officials indicate that the measures implemented are punitive in nature and designed to instil fear. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Protests In Europe
Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 8:44 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
People have the right to protest peacefully, and to have their voices heard. States must facilitate these rights. More >>
Yemen: Türk Alarmed Over Taiz Encirclement, Calls For Allowing Humanitarian Relief Immediately
Wednesday, 21 October 2026, 8:40 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Humanitarian aid must be immediately allowed to enter the city and its passage must be facilitated. Civilians wishing to leave must be allowed to do so freely and safely, Türk said. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Recent Attacks In Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 8:06 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are prohibited under international humanitarian law. These attacks and other alleged violations by all parties to this conflict must be investigated, and those found responsible held to account. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Spokesperson Thameen Al-kheetan On The Protests In India
Sunday, 11 October 2026, 3:22 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Indian authorities should also ensure law enforcement forces exercise utmost restraint in response to peaceful protesters, consistent with the country’s democratic traditions and human rights obligations. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Deadly Strikes In Ukraine
Friday, 9 October 2026, 10:01 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The scale and manner of these attacks -- killing and injuring people on buses, at their homes and work in different areas of the country -- is reprehensible. More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Oral Update On Ukraine
Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 8:32 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Across Ukraine, people are living in constant dread. Air raid alerts in Kyiv were active for 33 hours during one 48-hour period earlier this week, as missiles and drones rained down on the city. More >>
Türk: We Need All Eyes On Haiti
Saturday, 3 October 2026, 4:00 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
More than half of Haitians face acute food insecurity, and forty percent lack access to basic healthcare. Close to 1.5 million people are forcibly displaced, with many more living with their bags permanently packed. More >>
Myanmar: Türk Deplores Deadly Strikes At Busy Rakhine Market
Wednesday, 30 September 2026, 8:43 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The attack in Kyauktaw came just hours before Malaysia started to implement a plan to deport some 5,000 Myanmar nationals. More >>
Colombia - Türk Welcomes Landmark Restorative Justice Steps Involving Former FARC Leaders And Army Officers
Tuesday, 29 September 2026, 8:02 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“Colombia’s landmark restorative measures with respect to that conflict, now underway, are a global achievement for transitional justice,” the High Commissioner said. More >>
Yemen: Türk Decries Deepening Conflict And Appalling Impact On Civilians
Friday, 25 September 2026, 7:31 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ground fighting, artillery fire and airstrikes, including drone and missile strikes, have killed and wounded at least 125 civilians since a wave of new attacks by ‘Ansar Allah’ at the start of August. More >>
Türk Denounces Near-Total Dismantling Of Democracy In Nicaragua, Detailed In UN Human Rights Report
Thursday, 17 September 2026, 8:34 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
There is almost no space for independent civic or political participation, and the State has continued to extend repression against dissenting voices beyond the country’s borders, the report states. More >>
Report Warns Of Transnational Repression And Reprisals Against Individuals And Organisations Cooperating With The UN
Thursday, 17 September 2026, 7:24 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The report shows a growing trend of transnational repression, in which civil society actors are targeted beyond the borders of their own countries. More >>
Türk Says Recovery Of Remains In Gaza Three Years Later Adds To Palestinian Trauma
Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 7:12 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Between 27 June and 27 August, the Palestinian Civil Defence reported that 233 of 407 bodies believed to be under 20 destroyed buildings, mostly in Gaza City, had been recovered. More >>
Türk Says “Deafening Silence” For Suffering Afghans, Urges Renewed Pressure
Thursday, 10 September 2026, 7:19 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“Today, the plight of many in Afghanistan is going from bad to worse. Millions are mired in poverty, respect for basic human rights continues to deteriorate as hundreds of thousands are being returned against their will,” the High Commissioner ... More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk - Global Update To The 63rd Session Of The Human Rights Council
Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 6:02 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Tech moguls, populists, and vested interests, amplified by social media echo chambers, tell us these trends are inevitable. More >>
Israeli Forces Expelled Palestinian Refugees From Three West Bank Camps, In Violation Of International Law – UN Report
Monday, 7 September 2026, 2:21 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
GENEVA (4 September 2026) – A UN Human Rights report published today says Israeli security forces forcibly displaced the entire Palestinian populations of three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank in January and February 2025 and are still preventing ... More >>
Sri Lanka: UN Human Rights Report Urges Robust Accountability And Institutional Reforms
Friday, 4 September 2026, 7:10 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The report highlights continued cases of torture and deaths in custody. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka documented 602 cases of torture and ill-treatment in 2025 and 138 cases as of April 2026. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Arrests Of Opposition Members In Zambia
Thursday, 20 August 2026, 6:59 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
All arrests and resulting court proceedings – whatever the gravity of the alleged conduct or specific charges filed – must be fully consistent with international human rights standards, as well as Zambian domestic law. More >>
