Tag: Volker Turk

President Maduro Accuses Voker Türk of Serving Western Imperialism
He has remained silent regarding the abduction of 252 Venezuelan migrants in El Salvador and 31 children in the U.S. On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro sharply criticized United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, accusing him of acting as a political operative for Western imperialism. RELATED: 252 Heartbreaking Cases: Venezuela Migrants Held […]
July 15, 2025

Human Rights in Venezuela: Analysis of the UN Report and the Response of the Bolivarian Government
On June 27, 2025, Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented an updated report on the human rights situation in Venezuela to the UN Human Rights Council, covering the period from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025. In the report, Türk expressed concern over the deterioration of fundamental guarantees in […]
July 2, 2025

President Maduro Accuses UN’s Volker Türk of Gaza Genocide Complicity
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro supports Attorney General Tarek William Saab’s call for the resignation of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, accusing him of complicity in the Gaza humanitarian crisis. The President highlights Venezuela’s ongoing struggle against right-wing terrorism and calls for reform of the UN system amid global human rights failures. Related: […]
June 30, 2025

Venezuela Rejects Volker Türk’s Irresponsible and Biased Statements
The Bolivarian government called his statements ‘cynical and deeply offensive,’ and criticized his silence on the Gaza genocide. On Friday, Venezuela rejected the “irresponsible, biased, and deeply politicized” statements made by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, before the UN Human Rights Council. RELATED: Venezuela Implements an Emergency Plan to Deal With […]
June 27, 2025

Venezuela Public Ministry Condemns UN Human Rights Chief for Misrepresenting Election-Related Violence
The Prosecutor’s Office asserted that responsibility for the deaths and injuries lies with armed groups and criminals who participated in the protests, thereby dismissing any allegations of government involvement in these acts. Related: Venezuela Repudiates UN High Commissioner’s Statement and Defends its Sovereignty The Venezuelan Public Prosecutor’s Office has strongly rejected the statements made by […]
December 13, 2024

Venezuela Rejects Turk’s Views on Anti-Hate Speech Rules and NGO Regulation
The UN Commissioner’s statements whitewash violent groups that attacked the people’s peace and tranquility. On Wednesday, the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry issued a statement rejecting the opinions expressed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on the legal creation processes that Bolivarian legislators are carrying out by virtue of their constitutional […]
August 14, 2024

Volker Türk Warns on Milei’s Human Rights Violations in Argentina
“In Argentina, the measures proposed and adopted recently risk undermining the protection of human rights,” he said. On Wednesday, during the annual report, at the opening of the 56th session of the Human Rights Council, High Commissioner Volker Türk said that the measures they are taking in Argentina threaten to undermine human rights in the […]
June 19, 2024

Israeli Bombings in Gaza Show Signs of War Crimes: OHCHR Report
The report details attacks targeting civil buildings and refugee camps, which involved the suspected use of GBU bombs. On Wednesday, the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) releases a report showing that Israeli occupation forces may have repeatedly violated fundamental principles of the laws of war in a series of prohibited indiscriminate attacks on Gaza. […]
June 19, 2024

UN Human Rights Chief Appalled by Violations of International Law in Gaza
Since Israel escalated its operations in Rafah, nearly 1 million Palestinians have been forcibly displaced again. On Tuesday, Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), reiterated his shock at the disregard for international human rights and humanitarian law in the Gaza conflict. RELATED: U.S. Impose Sanctions Against Zionist Extremist Group Tsav […]