GENEVA – As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to Ukraine, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday, March 3, urged the international community to step up to defend fundamental freedoms and the institutions founded to promote them – not least from “unelected tech oligarchs”.
In his global update on the situation of human rights around the world, the High Commissioner for Human Rights said: “I am following closely the ongoing peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the hope that they will lead to a process of truth-telling, healing, and reconciliation. We stand ready to support [them]. All those arbitrarily detained in Azerbaijan, including ethnic Armenians, must be released immediately, and fair trial rights must be respected fully.”