UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk

The file photo of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. Photo: Collected

UN rights chief calls for independent oversight body for Bangladesh law enforcement

“We have long called for a strong, independent national institution to oversee law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh,” Türk says.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. Photo: Collected

US, France trade barbs in fight over UN rights chief's second term

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. Photo: Collected

UN rights chief appeals for $400m as crises mount and funding shrinks

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. Photo: Collected

UN rights chief offers support to combat election misinformation

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. Photo: Collected

UN human rights chief calls for calm, probe after Hadi killing

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. Photo: Collected

Ensure fair trials for enforced disappearances so these abuses can never happen again: Turk to interim govt

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. File Photo: Reuters

Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights official Turk persona non grata

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. File Photo: Reuters

Concerned about changes to legislation allowing ban on political parties in Bangladesh: UN rights chief

A videograb of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk presenting a fact-finding report on Bangladesh in Geneva today (5 March).

'Accountability absolutely the key': Turk presents UN report on Bangladesh uprising to member states

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. File Photo: Reuters

Volker Turk to present UN fact-finding report on Bangladesh in Geneva tomorrow

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. File Photo: Reuters

It’ll be crucial to ensure due process in Bangladesh's criminal cases, probe revenge violence: UN

The rubble of destroyed buildings is seen, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, February 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Israel has shown 'unprecedented disregard for human rights' in Gaza: UN human rights chief

FILE PHOTO: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Turk holds a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo

July uprising: Coordinated extrajudicial killings, torture carried out under direction of political leaders, security officers, says UN rights chief