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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

The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday approved the appointment of Austria's Volker Turk as the next U.N. high commissioner for human rights. Read more: Austria's Turk Becomes UN Human Rights Chief – Voice of AmericaContinue Reading

Secretary-General António Guterres appointed on Thursday, Volker Türk of Austria as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, … Read more: Volker Türk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights | | UN NewsContinue Reading

The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday approved a veteran Austrian diplomat to be the global body's human rights chief and its advocate for … Read more: UN approves Austria's Volker Türk as new human rights chief – Star TribuneContinue Reading

The U.N. General Assembly has approved veteran Austrian diplomat Volker Türk to be the global body's human rights chief and the world's advocate … Read more: UN approves Austria's Volker Türk as new human rights chief – The Public's Radio : RIPRContinue Reading

Pursuant to Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022, this public meeting will be conducted via remote participation. Read more: Human Rights Commission Meeting – City of SomervilleContinue Reading

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday approved a veteran Austrian diplomat to be the global body's human rights chief and … Read more: UN approves Austria's Volker Türk as new human rights chief | AM 870 The ANSWERContinue Reading

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has proposed the veteran Austrian diplomat to head the global body's human rights office at a time when it … Read more: UN approves Austria's Volker Türk as new human rights chief – The Washington PostContinue Reading

“Violent Islamophobia is here in Alberta” a Senate human rights committee studying Islamophobia heard Thursday morning. Read more: Edmonton's Muslim community testifies to Senate human rights committee on IslamophobiaContinue Reading

GLOATING left-wing lawyers and campaigners were rejoicing after Liz Truss shelved plans to rip up the Human Rights Act.The new Bill of Rights … Read more: Gloating leftie lawyers rejoice as Liz Truss shelves plans to rip up Human Rights ActContinue Reading

7 (Xinhua) — Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday criticized the U.S. government's double standard on human rights. Read more: Cuban FM criticizes U.S. double standard on human rights-XinhuaContinue Reading

High Commissioner for Human Rights since 2005. Although historic in some ways, the mission was strongly criticized because of restrictions imposed by … Read more: UN report on human rights violations in Xinjiang against islamic minorities – GariwoContinue Reading