United Nations HumanRights: I condemn disinformation campaigns & attempts to undermine the credibility of the UN human rights system, including United Nations Special Procedure Experts mandate holders. Criticism & debate are legitimate & necessary; efforts to intimidate, discredit, or even sanction, are not. They are unacceptable. - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk

@UNHumanRights

I condemn disinformation campaigns & attempts to undermine the credibility of the UN human rights system, including @UN_SPExperts mandate holders. 

 

Criticism & debate are legitimate & necessary; efforts to intimidate, discredit, or even sanction, are not. They are unacceptable. - UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk

 

https://x.com/UNHumanRights/status/2066558393678999873 

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UN Special Procedures

@UN_SPExperts

The Special Procedures of @UN_HRC are human rights experts independent from any govt or organisation, serving in their individual capacity. #StandUp4HumanRights

Geneva, Switzerland

"On the International Day for the Right to Truth about Human Rights Abuses, we honour victims and human rights defenders who break the silence and uncover the facts." Volker Türk, United Nations Human Rights

Volker Türk

@volker_turk

 

Knowing the truth about human rights violations is crucial to reconciliation and justice. On the International Day for the Right to Truth about Human Rights Abuses, we honour victims and human rights defenders who break the silence and uncover the facts.

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“Our future depends on our joint commitment to defend every person’s rights, every time, everywhere,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk tells the United Nations Human Rights Council: Accountability is needed, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as anywhere else. Impunity kills, it must stop.

UNRWA

@UNRWA

 

“Our future depends on our joint commitment to defend every person’s rights, every time, everywhere,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights @‌volker_turk tells the @‌UN_HRC. Accountability is needed, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as anywhere else. Impunity kills, it must stop. Full statement: https://ohchr.org/en/statements- 

Mr. President of the Human Rights Council, 
Mr. Secretary-General, 
Excellencies,

A fierce competition for power, control and resources is playing out on the world stage at a rate and intensity unseen for the past 80 years.

People are feeling unmoored, anxious and insecure.

The gears of global power are shifting; the consequences are not clear.

Some are signalling the end of the world order as we know it.

But today, I want to talk about another world order.

One that is organised from the ground up, and that is unshakeable.

A foundational system of how people relate to each other, based on our inherent worth, our hopes, and our common values.

I am referring to people’s pursuit of dignity, equality, and justice.

This quest is innate to what makes us human: to be free, to be heard, and to have our basic needs met.... READ MORE  https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2026/02/high-commissioner-turk-opens-human-rights-council-peoples-pursuit

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"We need a Security Council that reflects today’s world – not the world of 1945. When vetoes become political cover, when geopolitical rivalries override the protection of civilians, the result is the same: Impunity grows. Suffering multiplies. And human rights are trampled." United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres

 United Nations

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 “Human rights are not West or East, North or South. They are not a luxury — they are not negotiable. They are the foundation of a more peaceful and secure world.” — UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres

 

https://x.com/UN/status/2026190607421690093 

 

 

United Nations

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“Palestinians are still dying from Israeli fire, cold, hunger & treatable diseases. The aid allowed in is not enough to meet the massive needs.” @UNHumanRights  chief @volker_turk stresses a sustainable solution rests on two states living side by side in equal dignity & rights.

 

https://x.com/UN/status/2026070063216996554 

 

Volker Türk

@volker_turk

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Feb 23

Around the world, domination and supremacy are making a comeback — but people’s pursuit of dignity, equality, and justice is unshakeable. Human rights are radical, and they are powerful. My remarks to the @UN_HRC: https://ohchr.org/en/statements-

 

 https://x.com/volker_turk/status/2025866609269617032

 

"The situation in Gaza remains catastrophic. Palestinians are still dying from Israeli fire, cold, hunger, and treatable diseases. The aid allowed in is not enough to meet the massive needs. There are concerns over ethnic cleansing in both Gaza and the West Bank, where Israel is accelerating efforts to consolidate unlawful annexation. Any sustainable solution must be based on two states living side by side in equal dignity and rights, in line with UN resolutions and international law."  https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2026/02/high-commissioner-turk-opens-human-rights-council-peoples-pursuit 

 

 

 UNRWA

@UNRWA

In #Gaza, forced displacement continues, with around two-thirds of the population living in overcrowded sites, often in tents that offer limited protection from the elements. Conditions remain severe, with limited access to services and ongoing insecurity. Humanitarian needs continue to grow, with shortages of food, water, and medicines. Sustained access for aid remains critical.

 

https://x.com/UNRWA/status/2026250915569700949 

 

 

 António Guterres

@antonioguterres

We need a Security Council that reflects today’s world – not the world of 1945. When vetoes become political cover, when geopolitical rivalries override the protection of civilians, the result is the same: Impunity grows. Suffering multiplies. And human rights are trampled.

 

 https://x.com/antonioguterres/status/2026021494099206603

 

 

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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026 "The genocide did not begin with concentration camps and gas chambers; it started with apathy and silence in the face of injustice, and with the corrosive dehumanization of the other. Today, and always, we need to remember this." Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2026/01/high-commissioner-turk-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-we 

International Holocaust Remembrance Day invites us not only to look at our past, but to reflect on our present, and to safeguard our future.

To some, 1945 may seem like distant history. It is difficult to fathom that within living memory, a group of deluded killers inflicted unspeakable atrocities on millions of Jews and members of other minorities. The Nazi regime persecuted them, stripped them of dignity, and ultimately murdered them with the horrific efficiency of an assembly line. Systematically, openly, and without consequences.

The history of the Holocaust offers striking lessons.

This appalling cruelty was not born in medieval darkness, but in the broad daylight of a supposedly modern society. The genocide did not begin with concentration camps and gas chambers; it started with apathy and silence in the face of injustice, and with the corrosive dehumanization of the other.

Today, and always, we need to remember this.

In a disturbing trend, threats and assaults against Jews have risen sharply in recent years. The heinous attacks in Sydney and Manchester made headlines around the world. But countless daily abuses that don’t make the news leave lasting scars on people and communities.

Hatred and dehumanization are creeping into our daily lives, including through our social media feeds.

But here is reason for hope: Today, we are far better equipped to resist these patterns.

We are equipped with the memory of how exclusion can turn into annihilation, if we look away.

We are equipped with education and unprecedented access to information to seek truth and to understand our differences.

And we are equipped with human rights, backed by international law – forged from the ashes of war to protect humanity from repeating its darkest chapters.

We need to use these tools at all times against the plague of racism, antisemitism, and dehumanization.

We need laws that prohibit discrimination in all its forms. We need politicians who do not polarize by calling out difference, but unite by calling out injustice.

We need education about the Holocaust and human rights for all ages. And we need robust, inclusive systems to moderate digital content, so that people can express their concerns without fear.

Above all, we must stand up for our shared humanity – each and every day.

The history of the Holocaust abounds with stories of rescue and selflessness that illuminate the immense power of reason and compassion.

Year after year, the last survivors are leaving us – most recently Eva Schloss, a tireless advocate of tolerance and Holocaust education. But their stories live on. They guide and inspire us.

Together, we must challenge exceptionalism, supremacy, and bigotry wherever we encounter them: at the dinner table; at our workplaces; on social media. Each of us can be an architect of a world free from discrimination and intolerance.

As Eva’s stepsister Anne Frank taught us, nobody needs to wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. 

Promoting and protecting human rights for all 

"Human rights don’t change with the seasons, political winds, or trends. They are timeless. In an increasingly polarised world, they help to unite us. No matter where we live or what we believe, we all want safety and peace for ourselves & those we love." Volker Türk #United Nations #GoldenRuleThinking

Volker Türk

@volker_turk

Human rights don’t change with the seasons, political winds, or trends. They are timeless. 

 

In an increasingly polarised world, they help to unite us.  No matter where we live or what we believe, we all want safety and peace for ourselves & those we love.

 

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |

@UNHumanRights

Chief 

 

 #StandUp4HumanRights

 

https://www.ohchr.org/en/topic/terrorism-and-violent-extremism

Terrorism and violent extremism

OHCHR and terrorism and violent extremism

Special Rapporteur on terrorism

Terrorism involves the intimidation or coercion of populations or governments through the threat or perpetration of violence. This may result in death, serious injury or the taking of hostages. These acts must be prevented, and the financing, movement and activity of terrorist networks stopped, in order to prevent future violations of human rights.

The victims of terrorism must also have access to an effective remedy and reparations. Victims of terrorism and extremism can play a crucial role in building stronger, more resilient societies.

Terrorism and violent extremism violate the human rights and fundamental freedoms of groups and individuals. However, States define terrorism in different, sometimes ambiguous ways, so domestic legislation does not always protect the human rights of citizens.

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