Volker Turk warns that the US sanctions over ICC cooperation could have a ‘chilling effect’ on civil society globally.
By Al Jazeera Staff
United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk has rejected United States sanctions on Palestinian rights groups as “unacceptable”, calling for them to be revoked amid global outrage against the US move.
Turk, on Friday, lauded the work of the nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) targeted by the US for their cooperation with the International Criminal Court – Al-Haq, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), and Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights.
“For decades now, these NGOs have been performing vital human rights work, particularly on accountability for human rights violations,” he said.
