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“The colonies should be brought front and center in the conversation about what needs to change in this country,” said Aguon, a human rights … Read more: Human rights lawyer explores loss and impact of climate crisis in Pacific islands in new bookContinue Reading

Amnesty insists FIFA must rigorously apply human rights criteria when weighing up any possible bid involving Saudi Arabia, in order to avoid the ' … Read more: Amnesty International declares it 'virtually impossible' to host the 2030 World Cup in Saudi ArabiaContinue Reading

Human rights charity Amnesty have now responded. Felix Jakens, Amnesty International UK's Individuals at Risk Campaign Manager, said: “After the … Read more: Saudi World Cup 'impossible' according to FIFA's human rights principles — AmnestyContinue Reading

China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said on Friday that Beijing would not cooperate with the U.N. human rights office following the … Read more: China ambassador: U.N. report on Xinjiang has 'closed door of cooperation' | ReutersContinue Reading

On August 8, 2021, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released the "Guidelines on Respect for Human Rights in Responsible Supply … Read more: Publication Of The Draft Of Japan's First Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) GuidelinesContinue Reading

"Mr. Turk has devoted his long and distinguished career to advancing universal human rights, notably the international protection of some of the … Read more: Austria's Volker Turk set to become next UN human rights chief – Hindustan TimesContinue Reading

We find ourselves at a time where human rights violations continue to increase on a global level – Mr. Turk has a challenging road ahead of him, … Read more: U.S. Statement on the Appointment of Volker Turk as High Commissioner for Human RightsContinue Reading

Turk, who is from Austria, has worked with human rights-related issues at the UN's office for refugees, where his last position was the Assistant High … Read more: Career UN official Volker Turk appointed to top human rights position – Business StandardContinue Reading

Turk's immediate challenge is to follow up on previous UN rights chief's report on abuse of Uighurs in China's Xinjiang. Read more: UN approves Austria's Volker Turk as new human rights chief | News | Al JazeeraContinue Reading

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Austrian diplomat Volker Türk to be the next High Commissioner for Human Rights. Read more: UN appoints new high commissioner for human rights – JURIST – NewsContinue Reading

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres nominated Volker Türk to replace Michelle Bachelet of Chile as high commissioner for human rights, … Read more: U.N. approves Austria's Volker Türk as new human rights chief – The HinduContinue Reading

Particular attention will be placed on his response to a recent report on abuses in China. New UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. Read more: UN appoints new human rights chief amid fallout from Xinjiang report | News – DWContinue Reading

However, Article 5 of Law 26, 2000 places a restriction and specifies that trials for human rights violations can only take place if an Indonesian … Read more: Indonesia activists ask court to allow human rights case against Myanmar junta – Jurist.orgContinue Reading

Over the course of his career, the newly appointed human rights chief held a number of key positions, including at UNHCR headquarters where he served … Read more: Volker Turk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – ThePrintContinue Reading