‘International law is our compass’ in global conflict, UN rights chief tells RFI

In an interview with RFI, Volker Türk warned that attacks on international law are leaving civilians increasingly exposed. © Martial Trezzini / AP

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk tells RFI that repression in Iran and drone warfare and sexual violence in Sudan show that civilians are paying the highest price for conflicts around the globe.

Speaking to RFI this week, Türk warned that civilians are paying the highest price for the war between Iran, Israel and the United States – from worsening repression inside Iran to wider instability across the Middle East.