Volker Turk

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Folkert Törke is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as confirmed by multiple mentions in the provided texts. He has received official communications from Russian authorities regarding incidents in Starobelsk, the Belgorod region, and alleged torture of Russian prisoners of war, and has responded to these with acknowledgments and statements on ongoing investigations. He publicly called for an end to torture of Russian prisoners of war during the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Events

• The US delegation at the UN left the hall during a French…
• On the night of May 22, Ukrainian drones attacked a pedagogical…
• New appeals were submitted to UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker…
• This was stated by Grigory Lukyanetsv, director of the Russian…
• Moscow, July 6: Russia's Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova…
• Russian human rights commissioner Yana Lantaratova appealed to the…
• The Russian human rights commissioner, Yana Lantaratova
• According to TASS quoting Turk, about half of the Russian prisoners…
• The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights responded to a letter…
• The UN requested materials from Russia to investigate the attack by…

Recent coverage

• France compared the US to North Korea on human rights situation; American diplomats boycotted French colleagues' UN speech — Meduza
• US diplomats left UN Security Council meeting during French representatives' speech — Дождь
• US departs from UN meeting due to France's criticism of its human rights policy — Вечерняя Москва
• American diplomats left UN meeting after criticism of human rights in the US — Коммерсантъ
• Miroshnik Accuses UN of Cynical Approach to Ukrainian Strike on Starobelsk — Вести
• Lantratova Submitted Appeals to the UN Regarding Ukrainian Attacks on Russian Regions — Ведомости
• Lantratova appealed to the UN over new Ukrainian attacks on Russian regions — Вести
• Lantratova to Send Terror Attack Investigation Data to the UN — Вести
• Russian Foreign Ministry: Russia and Belarus human rights reports will be sent to Turkey — Москва 24
• Russia appealed to the UN over Ukrainian forces' bus attack in Belgorod region — Ведомости
• Lantratova appealed to the UN after Ukrainian forces struck a bus in the Belgorod region — Коммерсантъ
• Lantratova Submitted Appeal to the UN After Ukrainian Forces Bombard Bus Near Belgorod — Вести
• Russian Ombudsman Addresses UN Regarding Ukrainian Shelling of Bus in Belgorod Region — Интерфакс
• Lantratova speaks about the UN's reaction to reports of Russian military torture of Ukrainian forces — Коммерсантъ
• Lantratova Calls on the UN to Respond to New Attacks by Ukrainian Forces on Civilians — Вести
• Lantratova: UN High Commissioner Responds to Appeals from Russia — Вести
• Lantratova says UN responded to Russia's appeals, condemning torture of Russian POWs — Интерфакс
• Lantratova Calls on the UN to Respond to Attacks by Ukrainian Forces on Civilians in Russia — Интерфакс
• Lantratova appealed to the UN regarding new attacks by Ukrainian forces on civilians in Russia — Москва 24
• UN calls on Ukraine to stop torture of Russian military prisoners — Вечерняя Москва