‘Not acceptable’: UN rights chief slams US sanctions on world body’s rapporteur
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has asked the future Israeli Government resulting from the upcoming post-election negotiations to undertake “a change of course” with regard to its current policy in the Gaza Strip.
After the parliamentary election in Israel on Tuesday, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk called for a change of course in international law from a new government. The message is: Do not continue the current course of war in which you believe to be above international law – because in my opinion we are witnessing exactly that, said the Austrian Türk on Wednesday [...]
On October 28, the UN called for the next Israeli government to change course and respect international law, following the elections and the operation in Hebron.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated that sanctions against independent UN experts are unacceptable and called on UN member states to use their influence to have them lifted. Türk also noted that 35 countries could not be investigated due to a lack of funding.
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