UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Threatening to wipe out "an entire civilization" is "outrageous"

2026-04-12 03:55:23

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said on the 7th that threats to wipe out “an entire civilization” are “revolting.”
In a statement issued that day, Türk condemned inflammatory rhetoric in the Middle East conflict, especially the newly emerging threats to eliminate “an entire civilization” and target civilian infrastructure.
“This is revolting,” Türk said. “Spreading fear and inciting panic among civilians through threatening language is unacceptable and must stop immediately.”
Türk stated that, according to international law, deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure constitute war crimes.
( Xinhua News Agency )

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