UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on the 7th that 23 people have died in US immigration detention facilities since this year and must be held to account. Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council on the 7th, Turk said that after he reported to the UN Human Rights Council in June, 4 more people died in US immigration detention facilities, which means 23 people have died in these facilities since this year. “These people need to be held to account for their deaths.”

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on the 7th that 23 people have died in US immigration detention facilities since this year and must be held to account. Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council on the 7th, Turk said that after he reported to the UN Human Rights Council in June, 4 more people died in US immigration detention facilities, which means 23 people have died in these facilities since this year. “These people need to be held to account for their deaths.”