UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk Concludes Official Visit to Sri Lanka

A Commissioner Visits: Why Rights Still Matter in a Violent World - Groundviews

Photo courtesy of Kumanan As large scale rights violations in the Middle East left senior UN figures struggling to prevent even worse harm, one of them visited Sri Lanka for three days. Taking time to respond to concerns raised by people in this country might seem odd amid all that was happening globally. The issues

Full Support for Sri Lanka’s Initiatives to Promote National Unity, Reconciliation and Human Rights • Sri Lanka Brief

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed his complete support for the direction Sri Lanka is pursuing under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Disanayake to strengthen national unity, promote reconciliation and safeguard Human Rights. He made this statement during a meeting with President Disanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (26), as part of his visit to Sri Lanka. The High Comm…

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk concludes official visit to Sri Lanka

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk during his visit to Sri Lanka The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, concluded his four-day official visit to Sri Lanka on June 26, 2025. His visit, which ran from June 23 to 26, marked the first by a UN Human Rights Chief since February 2016. During the visit, High Commissioner Türk held talks with key government leaders, including President Anura Kumara Dissanayake,…