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Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Deadly Strikes In Ukraine

Scoop 09 Oct 2026
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 ....
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UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Oral Update On Ukraine

Scoop 06 Oct 2026
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 ....
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Türk: We Need All Eyes On Haiti

Scoop 03 Oct 2026
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 ....
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Myanmar: Türk Deplores Deadly Strikes At Busy Rakhine Market

Scoop 30 Sep 2026
The attack in Kyauktaw came just hours before Malaysia started to implement a plan to deport some 5,000 Myanmar nationals ....
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Colombia - Türk Welcomes Landmark Restorative Justice Steps Involving Former FARC Leaders And Army Officers

Scoop 29 Sep 2026
“Colombia’s landmark restorative measures with respect to that conflict, now underway, are a global achievement for transitional justice,” the High Commissioner said ....
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Ethiopia: Türk Alarmed By Civilian Impact Of Hostilities, Urges De-Escalation

Scoop 28 Sep 2026
He urged all parties to take all measures needed to ensure effective protection of civilians from harm, and to allow safe and unimpeded humanitarian access to all who need it ....
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Yemen: Türk Decries Deepening Conflict And Appalling Impact On Civilians

Scoop 25 Sep 2026
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 ....
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Congo-Kinshasa: Use of Explosive Weapons 'Must Stop' in Eastern DR Congo - Türk

All Africa 10 Jul 2026
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to cease hostilities as he deplored recent civilian deaths on Thursday ....
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Türk On Ukraine: Human Rights Need To Guide Efforts To Secure Lasting Peace

Scoop 06 Jul 2026
Protecting human rights is key to building the trust and confidence required for any sustainable peace and can provide a vital opening for meaningful dialogue ....
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Türk Calls For Strong Action At The Highest Level To Prevent Atrocity Crimes In Sudan

Scoop 04 Jul 2026
We urgently need a humanitarian pause to allow for the unhindered delivery of food and humanitarian aid into the city and its surroundings ....
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