Tag: volker turk

Top UN officials call on U.K. to reconsider plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda

Posted on By admin

People, believed to be migrants, stand on a British Border Force vessel as they arrive at Port of Dover, Dover, Britain, January 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two United Nations top officials called on the U.K. to reconsider its plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda on April 23, warning the move would harm…

Read More “Top UN officials call on U.K. to reconsider plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda” »

World

‘Potential for thousands more to die’ in Gaza if Israel presses major ground op: U.N.

Posted on By admin

Buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza City on October 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on October 28 there was the potential for thousands more civilians to die if Israel presses a major ground offensive in Gaza. Israel’s army relentlessly hammered the territory on…

Read More “‘Potential for thousands more to die’ in Gaza if Israel presses major ground op: U.N.” »

World

Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’, says UN rights chief

Posted on By admin

Furniture piled up on a sofa in a flooded house in Larissa, central Greece on September 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Climate change is sparking human rights emergencies in numerous countries, the UN rights chief said on Monday, stressing the need to fight the impunity of those who “plunder our environment”. Speaking before the…

Read More “Climate change ‘dystopian future already here’, says UN rights chief” »

World