Volker Türk

"As if the people of Myanmar have not suffered enough at the hands of the military, they have now seemingly been forgotten by those outside the country."

"The IDF’s evacuation order for southern Beirut raises serious concerns under international law, 'in particular when it comes to issues around forced transfer.'"

"structural and systemic human rights concerns have persisted in Venezuela despite Maduro's ousting."

"Civilians are bearing the brunt of a spike in indiscriminate attacks including aerial bombardments, deliberate killings, abductions and conflict-related sexual violence."

"people of all political viewpoints must be allowed to vote and run for office"

""The images of bombed-out classrooms and grieving parents showed clearly who pays the highest price for war: civilians with no power in the decisions that led to conflict.""

"such punishment has no place in our world"

"the persistent lack of fair trial and due process guarantees was deeply troubling"