Volker Türk
Volker Türk is the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, a position he has held since 2022. He has a long history of working within the UN system, focusing on human rights and humanitarian issues globally. Türk has been an advocate for the protection of civilians in conflict zones and has addressed various human rights crises, including those in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he has warned of escalating violence and humanitarian needs amid ongoing conflict.
Born on Jan 01, 1970 (56 years old)
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Kazakhstan:
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called for an immediate and impartial investigation into the strike on the school in Minab.
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Pakistan:
UN rights chief Volker Turk condemned 'this absolutely tragic incident' and called for a swift and transparent probe into the killings.
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Croatia:
Volker Türk called for a quick and transparent investigation into the bombing of a school in Iran.
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Croatia:
Volker Türk called for a quick and transparent investigation into the bombing of a school in Iran.
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Costa Rica:
Volker Türk called for a 'quick' and 'transparent' investigation into a bombing incident in Iran.
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Costa Rica:
Volker Türk is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights who called for a quick and transparent investigation.
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Panama:
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, urged the involved states to immediately take measures to de-escalate the situation and give peace a chance.
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Taiwan:
UN rights chief Volker Turk has called for the verdict to be 'promptly quashed as incompatible with international law.'
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Spain:
Volker Türk is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights who called for a quick investigation into the bombing.
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United Kingdom:
Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said 'the world urgently needs to see steps to contain and extinguish this blaze'.
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