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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. Photo: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Activities, Human Rights

UN Human Rights Petition to Protect Rights of Indian Farmers

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. Photo: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. Photo: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

UN Human Rights Petition to Protect Rights of Indian Farmers

Farmers Protest 2024 | किसान आंदोलन 2024 | ਕਿਸਾਨ ਵਿਰੋਧ 2024

I have sent the following petition to Mr. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and other authorities.

To                                                                                                               February 14, 2024

Mr. Volker Türk
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais Wilson, 52 rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland read more

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. Photo: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Human Rights

Volker Türk Must Release Data on Human Rights Work

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. Photo: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. Photo: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Volker Türk Must Release Data on Human Rights Work

It is essential for the UN Human Rights office to release data about the effectiveness of its work so that its performance could be measured empirically. 

By Rakesh Raman

A United Nations (UN) human rights expert urged Russia in June 2023 to drop criminal charges against Oleg Orlov, a  human rights defender and one of the leaders of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization “Memorial”.

Earlier, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, asked Iran to stop illegal executions of protesters. He also expressed concern at persecution of judicial officials in Guatemala, besides expressing his dismay at death sentences by military courts in Myanmar. read more

UN Human Rights Petition to Get Justice for Women Wrestlers of India. Photo: RMN News Service
Human Rights

UN Human Rights Petition to Get Justice for Women Wrestlers of India

UN Human Rights Petition to Get Justice for Women Wrestlers of India. Photo: RMN News Service
UN Human Rights Petition to Get Justice for Women Wrestlers of India. Photo: RMN News Service

UN Human Rights Petition to Get Justice for Women Wrestlers of India

Petition to Investigate the Sexual Harassment / Sextortion Allegations by the Protesting Wrestlers of India and to Save Them from Delhi Police Brutality

Sextortion, as defined by the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ), is the abuse of power to obtain a sexual benefit or advantage. As such, it is a form of corruption in which sex, rather than money, is the currency of the bribe. [ Link ]

To                                                                                                                                  June 2, 2023 read more