Showing posts with label Volker Turk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Volker Turk. Show all posts
Monday, June 15, 2026

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

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@UNHumanRights I condemn disinformation campaigns & attempts to undermine the credibility of the UN human rights system, including  @UN_...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

"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

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Volker Türk @volker_turk   Knowing the truth about human rights violations is crucial to reconciliation and justice. On the International Da...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

“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.

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UNRWA @UNRWA   “Our future depends on our joint commitment to defend every person’s rights, every time, everywhere,” UN High Commissioner fo...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

"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

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  United Nations @UN   “Human rights are not West or East, North or South. They are not a luxury — they are not negotiable. They are the f...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

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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Friday, September 5, 2025

"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

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Volker Türk @volker_turk Human rights don’t change with the seasons, political winds, or trends. They are timeless.    In an increasingly po...