Volker Turk

Sexual violence in Haiti ‘severely underreported,’ ‘largely unpunished’ UN says

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A report published Thursday on the situation in Haiti, which is facing intense gang violence, by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights found that sexual violence there is “severely underreported.” The report said that according to the U.N. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), gangs in the Caribbean country … Read more

UN High Commissioner says signs of war crimes in Gaza

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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, says he sees signs of war crimes and the possibility of crimes against humanity in the Israeli/Palestinian war. Mr Türk cites indiscriminate gunfire and military action against civilian facilities. He said in Geneva that 70 per cent of those affected by heavy bombardments were women and … Read more