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Use of explosive weapons ‘must stop’ in eastern DR Congo: Türk

The most recent conflict in the eastern DRC began in 2021 when the Rwandan-backed and Tutsi-led M23 militia took up…

1 month ago

Forgotten conflict in South Sudan at ‘a dangerous point’, Türk warns

In remarks to the Geneva-based international body, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for urgent action to preserve the 2018…

6 months ago

UN’s Türk urges dialogue after deadly clashes on Afghan-Pakistan border

“This situation calls for urgent political dialogue, rather than escalating the use of force,” said the High Commissioner for Human…

6 months ago

Ethiopia: Türk fears new crisis in Tigray amid renewed fighting

“The situation remains highly volatile and we fear it will further deteriorate, worsening the region’s already precarious human rights and…

6 months ago

Sudan: Kordofan cannot become ‘another El Fasher,’ Türk warns

The once allied Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in brutal conflict since…

9 months ago

Ukraine: ‘This war needs to end,’ Türk tells UN Human Rights Council

The full-scale Russian invasion of the country began in February 2022 and “this year has seen intense attacks along the…

11 months ago

UN’s Türk criticises ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali

Volker Türk on Friday called the decree “draconian” and urged Mali’s Transitional President, General Assimi Goïta, to reverse the decree…

1 year ago

Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN’s Türk

“Trafficking, torture, forced labour, extortion, starvation in intolerable conditions of detention” are “perpetrated at scale…with impunity”, the High Commissioner for…

2 years ago