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War in Ukraine 'tugging us away' from ensuring humanity's survival says UN rights chief

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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

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