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UN Condemns Global Emergency: Rising Threats to Women's Rights

2/28/2026

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Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned rising threats to women's rights at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on February 27.
He called violence against women a global emergency.
He cited Epstein and Gisele Pelicot to illustrate exploitation and abuse.
Richard Bennett, UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan, noted Taliban rules permitting violence and lacking penalties.

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Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, condemned rising threats to women's rights at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on February 27.
He called violence against women a global emergency.
He cited Epstein and Gisele Pelicot to illustrate exploitation and abuse.
Richard Bennett, UN special rapporteur on Afghanistan, noted Taliban rules permitting violence and lacking penalties.