We need a reality check, UN human rights chief warns

The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. [Courtesy]

The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has warned that the world needs a reality check as human rights funding collapses while conflicts and abuses escalate.

Speaking during Human Rights Day, Turk described the current moment as one defined by "dangerous contradictions" where human rights work is increasingly undermined even as violations intensify.