Tag: Volker Turk
U.S. Sanctions on Cuba Are Endangering Lives: UN Commissioner
Oil blockade and broader sanctions are worsening shortages of food, medicine and essential services across the island. On Monday, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk issued a stark warning about the humanitarian consequences of U.S. sanctions on Cuba, arguing that the measures are inflicting widespread suffering on the island’s population and placing lives […]
June 9, 2026
UN Human Rights Commisioner Calls for Immediate Lifting of U.S. Sanctions on Cuba
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, denounced that unilateral coercive measures by the United States against Cuba are causing infant deaths due to lack of basic medical supplies, in remarks made Monday in Geneva. Official data shows infant mortality doubling to 9.9 per 1,000 live births and childhood cancer survival rates […]
June 9, 2026
UN Warns of Record Increase in Civilian Deaths in Sudan in 2025
The UN reported that civilian casualties in Sudan doubled in 2025, amid atrocities, the use of drones and the blocking of humanitarian truces by the warring parties.
February 27, 2026
UN Condemns the U.S. Strangulation of Cuban Population As Unjustifiable
The United Nations High Commissioner expressed his concern about the negative humanitarian impact of Trump’s policies against Cuba before the Human Rights Council
February 27, 2026
Acting President Calls for a Pluralistic View of Venezuelan Identity
Rodríguez stated, “Our work must be very arduous, through culture, education, and the media.”
January 23, 2026
Venezuela assesses UN position against U.S. extrajudicial executions
“Venezuela welcomes the fact that from this rostrum the responsibility of rejecting these warmongering escalations and unjustified aggressions has been assumed,” said Foreign Minister Gil after the statement issued after several weeks by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
October 31, 2025
UN: Sudan War Killed More Than 3,300 Civilians in First Half of 2025
A UN report confirms 3,384 civilians killed in Sudan in just six months of 2025, as violence intensifies in Darfur and abuses spread nationwide.
September 19, 2025
More than 500 UN officials accuse Volker Türk of silencing genocide in Gaza
Employees complain that the international organization’s silence and evasion of the term undermine its credibility.
September 12, 2025
UN Human Rights Chief Criticizes Ecuador’s President for Attacks on Constitutional Court
Volker Türk warns that Noboa’s intelligence and NGO laws threaten judicial independence and civic space. On Monday, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, criticized Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa for his attacks on the independence of the Constitutional Court. RELATED: Ecuador’s Constitutional Court Rejects Three Questions for New Referendum “Attacks against the […]
September 8, 2025
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 […]
