Geneva, Feb 27, 2026 (AFP) - UN warns use of force in global disputes being 'normalised'

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2026-02-27

The UN rights chief warned Friday that leaders were increasingly wielding power for power's sake and normalising the use of force to solve disputes, spurring surging numbers of global conflicts. "The world is upside down," Volker Turk told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. Presenting an update on rights situations around the world, he voiced alarm at a number of raging conflicts, including in Sudan, Ukraine and the occupied Pales......

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