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Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 29th Feb. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Wednesday described a parliamentary bill in Ghana which introduced new criminal sanctions against LGBTQ+ citizens as “profoundly…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 24th Feb. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker on Friday strongly called for accountability for serious violations committed by all parties in Gaza, the West Bank, including East…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 13th Feb. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday appealed for restraint over a possible Israeli military incursion in Rafah, warned of potential carnage in Rafah. OHCHR…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 9th Feb. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Thursday that Israel’s reported attempt to create a “buffer zone” with Gaza could constitute a war crime. Volk said in a…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 2nd Feb. UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday voiced shock at credible reports alleged that Malian armed forces and foreign military personnel executed at least 25 people last week, in a…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 27th Jan. UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday has expressed deep regret over the execution of a prisoner in the State of Alabama in the US on Thursday night through the first ever use of…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 18th Jan. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk on Wednesday has appealed for restraint after the protests and heightened tensions in Sunday’s presidential elections in the Comoros.…

Anjali Sharma GG News Bureau UNITED NATIONS, 9th Jan. UN human rights head Volker Türk on Monday called on the newly elected Government of Bangladesh to take steps to renew the country’s commitment to democracy and human rights. According…