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Volker Turk

Also known as: Türk

UN human rights chief who has publicly commented on crises including Sudan's conflict, Iran's executions, and RSF hospital attacks.

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October 2026
22 OctJoy Online
… UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings “deeply disturbing”, saying multiple attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on civilian infrastructure, including health facilities, were serious violations of international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes. …
Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan’s RSF fighters, BBC investigation finds
9 OctJoy Online
… The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has warned that his office has received reports alleging that detainees continue to be tortured even after the seizure of Maduro. …
Venezuela’s ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit torture
8 OctJoy Online
… The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has warned that his office has received reports alleging that detainees continue to be tortured even after the seizure of Maduro. …
Venezuela’s ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit torture
September 2026
11 SeptJoy Online
… The office of United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk called for “these sentences to be quashed”. …
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prison
August 2026
27 AugJoy Online
… The UN’s high commissioner for human rights Volker Türk said governments needed to “step up rather than wait for courts and companies to act”. …
Reform of all social media should come with Meta changes, UN says
11 AugJoy Online
… In Iran, at least 56 people had been executed on national security-related charges since 19 March, including 27 in cases linked to January’s nationwide anti-government protests, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said earlier this month.
Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty
5 AugJoy Online
… Volker Türk said at least 56 people had been executed on national security-related charges since 19 March, including 27 in cases linked to January’s nationwide anti-government protests. …
UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March
July 2026
30 JulJoy Online
… United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk has warned that government repression has deepened further since then, with the rule of law steadily eroded and the persecution of political dissidents escalating. …
Nicaraguan leader proposes extending presidential term by another year
17 JulJoy Online
… After Trump said in April that the US would bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran, including bridges and power plants, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said “deliberately attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure is a war crime”. …
Iran accuses US of hitting civilian infrastructure
17 JulJoy Online
… After Trump said in April that the US would bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran, including bridges and power plants, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said “deliberately attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure is a war crime”. …
Iran accuses US of hitting civilian infrastructure

World & Region

BBC finds Sudan RSF deliberately attacked hospitals in el-Fasher

The News

A BBC investigation documented at least 43 separate attacks by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces on hospitals and healthcare sites in el-Fasher from May 2024 to October 2025, with 120 medical workers injured, 55 killed, and 10 forcibly disappeared. UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings "deeply disturbing" and said the attacks may constitute war crimes, though the RSF rejected the allegations.

22 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 22 October

BBC finds Sudan RSF deliberately attacked hospitals in el-Fasher
A BBC investigation documented at least 43 separate attacks by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces on hospitals and healthcare sites in el-Fasher from May 2024 to October 2025, with 120 medical workers injured, 55 killed, and 10 forcibly disappeared. UN human rights chief Volker Türk called the findings "deeply disturbing" and said the attacks may constitute war crimes, though the RSF rejected the allegations.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 9 October

US prosecutors charge Maduro and wife with torture conspiracy
US prosecutors have accused Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores of conspiracy to commit torture, in addition to earlier drug-trafficking and weapons charges. The charges relate to alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela, and the couple's trial is set to begin in June 2027.
9 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 8 October

US prosecutors charge Maduro and wife with torture conspiracy
Prosecutors in the United States have charged Venezuela's former leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiracy to commit torture, adding to existing drug-trafficking and weapons charges. The charges relate to alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela during Maduro's time in power, and their trial is set to begin in June 2027.
8 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 11 September

Hong Kong activists sentenced for organising Tiananmen commemoration vigils
Three Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils commemorating Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been sentenced to up to seven years in prison under the city's national security law. Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were convicted of inciting subversion of state power, while Albert Ho pleaded guilty; the UN human rights office has called for the sentences to be quashed.
11 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 27 August

UN calls for social media reform to protect children online
After Meta settled a US lawsuit by agreeing to add child safety measures, the UN human rights chief said all social media platforms should be redesigned to protect children and that governments must act rather than wait for courts to intervene. Meta's proposed changes include time limits and parental supervision controls, aligned with the UN's May framework for safer platform design.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 11 August

Lebanon parliament votes to abolish death penalty
Lebanon's parliament voted to abolish the death penalty, making it the first country in the Middle East to formally end capital punishment. Capital punishment will be replaced with life imprisonment with hard labour, and the legislation must now be approved by the cabinet and president.
11 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 5 August

UN human rights chief alarmed by Iran executions rise
The UN human rights chief said he is alarmed by a rise in executions in Iran, with at least 56 people executed on national security-related charges since 19 March, including 27 linked to January's anti-government protests. Iran is the world's second-most prolific executioner after China, putting to death at least 2,159 people last year according to Amnesty International.
5 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 30 July

Nicaraguan leader proposes extending presidential term further
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, in power since 2007, has proposed extending the presidential term by another year as part of a constitutional reform that would also bar opposition members deemed "traitors" or "coup plotters" from running for office. The government-controlled National Assembly is expected to approve the extension in September, continuing a pattern of term-limit changes during Ortega's 19-year rule.
30 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 17 July

Iran accuses US of hitting civilian infrastructure
Iran has accused the US of hitting civilian infrastructure including bridges, a train station and an airport in air strikes since peace talks collapsed. BBC Verify confirmed an attack on a bridge in Hormozgan province, and provincial authorities said seven people were killed on Thursday night.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Iran accuses US of hitting civilian infrastructure
Iran has accused the US of hitting civilian infrastructure including bridges, a train station and an airport in air strikes since peace talks collapsed. US Central Command says the attacks were intended to degrade Iranian military capabilities, and seven people were killed in strikes on Thursday night according to provincial authorities.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →
US strikes Iran for sixth night amid Strait of Hormuz tensions
The US launched new strikes against Iran for a sixth consecutive night, with Centcom saying the attacks aimed to "further degrade Iranian military capabilities" and that US forces had boarded vessels as part of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's state media reported US missiles struck near the island of Qeshm, in Bandar Abbas and Bushehr (site of a nuclear power plant), and hit two bridges in Hormozgan province, with the BBC verifying an attack on one bridge west of Bandar Abbas.
17 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 15 July

Iran threatens Strait of Hormuz closure as US launches fresh strikes
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz and other regional oil and gas export channels until the US ends "acts of aggression," while the US military carried out new strikes on Iranian military targets including coastal defences and missile sites on Greater Tunb Island, triggering rising oil prices amid stalled tanker traffic.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Iran threatens strait closure as US launches military strikes
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz and other regional oil and gas export channels in response to US military strikes on Iranian targets, which the US military said degraded Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping in the region.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Trump threatens Iran infrastructure strikes unless negotiations resume
US President Trump threatened to strike Iran's bridges and power plants next week if the country does not return to talks, as the two countries exchanged fire for the fourth consecutive day. The threats, which have drawn UN condemnation as potential war crimes under international law, came as Trump reversed a threatened 20% fee on Strait of Hormuz shipping but maintained a blockade of Iranian ports.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 8 July

Drone strikes, siege conditions intensify humanitarian crisis in Sudan
El-Obeid, a city of 500,000 on the front line of Sudan's three-year civil war, endured 27 drone strikes in June and has been under siege-like conditions for 18 months, with UN human rights chief Volker Turk reporting at least 45 people killed and 41 injured in 15 strikes between 6 and 28 June, alongside summary executions, abductions, torture, and sexual violence affecting those fleeing the conflict.
8 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 25 May

Venezuelan prison inmates protest mistreatment, clashes erupt
Violent clashes have erupted between inmates and security at a prison in the Venezuelan state of Barinas after prisoners protested alleged mistreatment including violent searches, solitary confinement, and shootings. Prisoner rights organisations say inmates at Injuba jail have been complaining for over a week about conditions under the prison's new director.
25 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 20 May

Drone strike kills 28 at Sudan market, rights group reports
A drone strike hit a crowded market in the town of Ghubaysh in West Kordofan province, Sudan on Tuesday morning, killing 28 people and wounding dozens more, according to the Emergency Lawyers rights group. The strike occurred during peak shopping hours in an area serving as an economic lifeline for thousands across the region amid the ongoing war that began in April 2023.
20 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 15 May

Nigeria's rights body demands probe into airstrike civilian deaths
Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission called on the military to launch a thorough investigation into recurring civilian casualties from military airstrikes. Amnesty International cited witnesses reporting at least 100 civilians killed in a Nigerian military airstrike on a market in Zamfara state last weekend, the third reported incident since April, though the military said there was no evidence of civilian casualties.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →