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UN rights chief Volker Turk says Russia's war in Ukraine is "tugging us away from the work of building solutions, the work of ensuring our survival." Speaking before the United Nations Human Rights Council, Turk denounced horrific abuses carried out since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine 13 months ago. SOUNDBITE
UN rights chief Volker Turk says that violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Ukraine "have become shockingly routine" since the Russian invasion. SOUNDBITE
War crimes 'have been committed' in the Ukraine conflict says the head of a high-level Commission of Inquiry to investigate crimes in Russia's war in Ukraine, listing Russian bombings of civilians areas, numerous executions, torture and horrific sexual violence. SOUNDBITE
Speaking ahead of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warns that Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine could last "for many months, for even years". SOUNDBITE
Israel's recent barrage of deadly air strikes on Gaza may be war crimes, the UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet says addressing a special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council SOUNDBITE