Volker Türk

Britain has stopped providing intelligence to the Americans on suspicious vessels over fears it could be used for military strikes. London believes that the September attacks, which killed 76 people, violate international law.

The Rapid Support Forces are carrying out mass executions of civilians in the Sudanese city of Al-Fashir, using drones and heavy equipment. Witnesses report shelling, people being run over by vehicles, and killings in homes, while satellite images show mass graves.

Reports of ethnically motivated mass killings are emerging from Sudan's Al-Fashir after the Rapid Support Forces took control of the city in Darfur. Yale University's laboratory has found evidence supporting alleged mass killings and ethnic cleansing of non-Arab communities.

The military has carried out 14 attacks since the ceasefire was announced. The UN High Commissioner has called for a halt to military operations and assistance to those affected by the earthquake.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern about the political course of a number of countries and the escalation of violence in the world. Particular attention was paid to the wars in Ukraine and other countries, and women's rights in Afghanistan and Iran.

About 150 people have been killed in a new wave of violence between gangs and police in Haiti. The UN calls for an end to the violence, and Médecins Sans Frontières suspends its work after an attack on its staff.

The UN Human Rights Ombudsman has called on the Bangladeshi government to stop repressing peaceful protesters.

According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in 2023, the number of civilian casualties in conflicts jumped by 72%, and the number of children killed tripled.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses concern about the growing indifference of the international community to the ongoing war in Ukraine, which has caused enormous suffering and casualties.

UN Human Rights Representative Volker Türk accuses Israel of using hunger as a weapon of war in Gaza, citing statistical evidence of artificial famine in his report.

According to a UN report, russia is committing large-scale human rights violations in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. The UN has documented evidence of torture, executions, and suppression of Ukrainian identity committed by the russian military and security forces to strengthen control over the population.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, reported more than 140 cases of executions of civilians in Ukraine by Russian troops since February 2022.