UNHRC 60th Session: High Commissioner Volker Türk Emphasises Rights of Uyghurs, Other Muslim Minorities, and Tibetans in China

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Geneva, 8 September 2025: At the opening of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, High Commissioner Volker Türk issued a stark warning: human rights, the foundation of peace, justice, and human dignity, face unprecedented global threats. Citing crises in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gaza, he condemned atrocities including bombings, torture, sexual violence, forced displacement, and political repression. Beyond conflict zones, he pointed to shrinking civic space, retreating multilateralism, and discrimination against minorities, wome...

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