A UN watchdog group has called for the United Nations’ top human rights official to resign by January 1, after an investigation yielded damning examples of the “High Commissioner” placing political considerations before blatant abuses of human rights across the globe. According to a new UN Watch report, High Commissioner Volker Türk stayed “silent on gross and systematic violations of human rights” in countries known to commit heinous human rights abuses.
The UN Human rights chief also condemned the United States more than he condemned the regimes in China, North Korea, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar combined.
The report reviewed and tallied comments published by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, throughout Mr. Türk’s tenure of Oct. 17, 2022-Oct. 31, 2024.
