Volker Türk Expresses Shock at Death Sentences by Military Courts in Myanmar
Volker Türk Expresses Shock at Death Sentences by Military Courts in Myanmar The latest convictions would bring the total number…
Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Continue in Ukraine
Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Continue in Ukraine Is Russia at war with Ukraine? In addition to documenting civilian casualties,…
Volker Türk Asks Egypt to Release Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday (8 November) expressed deep regret that the Egyptian authorities…
Forced Returns to Myanmar Must Stop: Volker Türk
Since the beginning of the military coup on 1 February 2021, at least 70,000 people have fled Myanmar. UN Human…
UN Commission Concludes War Crimes Committed in Ukraine
Witnesses provided the Commission with consistent accounts of ill-treatment and torture carried out during unlawful confinement. Based on its investigations…
UN Experts Demand Accountability for Death of Mahsa Amini in Iran
A group of UN experts* on 22 September condemned the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody…