OHCHR chief

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 20th April. UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between junta and opposition forces after reports of the military…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 17th April. UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Monday that a long conflict in Sudan has caused immense suffering and death but the situation could easily worsen with the news that the…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 3rd April. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday said that restoring public order and ensuring access to aid must be priorities in Haiti, where criminal gangs continue to…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 20th March. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Tuesday that the accelerated adoption of a national security bill in Hong Kong represents “a regressive step” for human…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 16th March. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed outrage at the recent abductions by gunmen of hundreds of people in Nigeria. “I am appalled by the recurrent…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 5th March. UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday warned that dozens of elections taking place this year globally will likely be “free from hatred” and respect the will of the people, but…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 1st March. UN High Commissioner for human rights in Geneva Volker Türk on Thursday told the Human Rights Council that the “carnage” in Gaza has left over 30,000 dead and must end immediately…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 20th Feb. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday warned that the United Kingdom’s legislative moves to facilitate the prompt removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda run…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 7th Feb. UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday has urged authorities in Pakistan to ensure that parliamentary elections this week are free and fair. OHCHR denounced all…

GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 31st Jan. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday appealed for greater attention from the international community after 3 years of military coup in Myanmar, as the deteriorating human…