Geneva, Feb 27, 2026 (AFP) - World must not normalise use of force: UN rights chief

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2026-02-27

The UN rights chief voiced alarm Friday at the normalisation of the use of force to resolve disputes, saying armed conflicts had almost doubled since 2010. "We must not revert to violence as an organising principle," Volker Turk said as he provided an update on rights situations around the world to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that "the threat and use of force to solve disputes is becom......

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