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UN condemns Taliban's new decree on women after it legitimises use of viol
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has strongly condemned the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan over a new decree that effectively expands and legitimises the use of violence against women and children, including in homes, in the country.
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Rights groups urge UN High Commissioner Volker Turk to address alleged Chi
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Campaign for Uyghurs and rights groups urged UN High Commissioner Volker Turk to address alleged crimes against humanity by China in his upcoming UNHRC speech. They cited ongoing abuses, lack of updates since the OHCHR report, and recent Hong Kong cases, calling for accountability and transp
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Alleged nuclear tunnels in Sindh mountains prompt calls for international
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a formal letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the groups claimed that multiple underground tunnels and chamber systems had
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UN rights chief Turk 'appalled' by Nepal protest deaths, urges restraint,
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has expressed deep concern over the violence in Nepal, which has resulted in the deaths of multiple people and injuries to hundreds amid ongoing nationwide demonstrations.
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UN Security Council to hold September briefing on Afghanistan as Otunbayev
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The UN Security Council will hold its quarterly briefing on Afghanistan in September, with Roza Otunbayeva presenting her final report. Civil society representatives and UN High Commissioner Volker Turk are expected to participate, while analysts stress the importance of fact-based discussio
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UNHCR expresses concern over widespread and disorganised return of Afghan
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UNHCR head in Afghanistan, Arafat Jamal, said that the country is not well prepared to receive this influx of returnees.
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UN Rights Chief flags China over Tibet, Xinjiang abuses; calls for release
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
On June 17, Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, expressed worries about "continued violations of cultural and other rights" in Tibet and demanded the "release of all individuals detained for exercising their rights and alignment of legislation and policies with internatio
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UN Human Rights Chief expresses concern over ban on political parties in B
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Bangladesh's interim government recently banned the activities of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League and its affiliated organisations.
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Permanent displacement of civilians in Gaza grave breach of Geneva Convent
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, stated that the continued evacuation orders issued by Israeli forces have forcibly displaced Palestinians in Gaza into increasingly shrinking areas where they have little or no access to basic services.
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India slams UN Human Rights Chief's "baseless" remarks on Kashmir, Manipur
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"At a larger level, we are concerned about global updates, oversimplifications of complex issues, sweeping and generalized remarks, usage of loose terminologies and apparent cherry-picking of situations," Bagchi said.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights voices concern over restrictions in
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Turk's remarks emphasized that while China has engaged with the international human rights system, progress in addressing systemic violations has been insufficient, and the international community must ramp up its efforts.
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UN appeals for USD 500 million to address global human rights needs
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has launched an appeal to raise USD 500 million for 2025 to address global human rights needs.
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