Volker Turk

War-Ravaged Sudan Witnesses Massive Fleeing

Considered among the world's poorest countries, war-torn Sudan's already fragile infrastructure has pushed the country to the brink of famine, leading to a massive ongoing exodus from the country. One year since the conflict in Sudan erupted, thousands of desperate people are still fleeing the country daily "as if the emergency had started ...

UN Human Rights Office Stormed by Houthis in Sanaa

The United Nations said on Tuesday their human rights offices in Sanaa had been stormed by Yemen's Houthis, with the UN's rights chief demanding they leave immediately and return all seized assets. On August 3, the Iran-backed Houthis sent a delegation to the UN Human Rights Office's premises in Sanaa and forced staff to hand over the keys. They ...

UN Rights Chief Demands Accountability for Lebanon Blasts

Those responsible for a deadly wave of explosions across Lebanon targeting paging devices used by members of the Hezbollah militant group "must be held to account," the UN rights chief said on Wednesday. The Iranian-backed group accused Israel and vowed to retaliate over the explosions that killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up ...