Volker Türk

International | Politics & Government

U.N. General Assembly re-elects Volker Türk as human-rights chief for a second term
August 6, 2026

The U.N. General Assembly re-elected Volker Türk to a second four-year term as high commissioner for human rights on July 24, 2026, despite reported opposition from the United States, Israel and Russia.

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International | Politics & Government

UN Rights Chief Condemns Nicaragua’s Proposed End to Elections as Ortega’s 2027 Term Nears
August 6, 2026

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said July 19 that the country would cease holding elections. Proposed constitutional measures would bar political opponents from competing, prompting UN rights chief Volker Türk to condemn what he called a further deterioration of civil and political freedoms.

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