Tag: Human Rights
Türk remarks at 61st session of Human Rights Council
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk Remarks to the Opening of the High-level segment 61st session of the Human Rights Council
Geneva, 23 February...
Libya: Human rights violations must be investigated – Türk
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday he was shocked by revelations of gross human rights violations uncovered at official and unofficial...
UN urges humane treatment of Israel hostages, Palestinian detainees
Geneva, 10 February 2025 - The United Nations Rights Office has called for humane treatment of Israel hostages and Palestinian detainees.
UN Human Rights spokesperson,...
UN Rights Office launches US$500m appeal to reinvigorate global…
By Edwin Nwachukwu
Geneva, Jan. 30, 2025 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has launched a US$500 million funding appeal for 2025, to address global...
Rafah threat is inhumane – UN Human Rights Chief
Lagos, May 6, 2024 - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has warned that civilian deaths, suffering and destruction were set to increase...
How Trinidad and Tobago secure return of Trinidadians held in Syria
New York, Jan. 23, 2024 – Trinidad and Tobago should heed the renewed call by the United Nations' top counterterrorism expert to bring home all...