Volker Turk

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk calls for coordinated regional approach to protect Myanmar refugees

The High Commissioner for Human Rights called on countries in the region and globally to help Bangladesh support the over one million Rohingya refugees who have sought protection there since 2017

Iran’s decision to carry out execution intended for ‘chilling effect’, says UN rights chief

The execution of Mohsen Shekari was widely condemned abroad and comes as other detainees also face the possibility of the death penalty for their involvement in the protests, which began in mid-September

UN approves Austria's Volker Turk as next human rights chief

The 57-year-old envoy has spent most of his career within the UN system, with a particular focus on refugees, and worked closely with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres