Unelected UN Human Rights Chief Rails Against ‘Global Power Dynamic’ of ‘Unelected’ Tech ‘Oligarchs’

The head of the UN’s Human Rights Council, Volker Türk, says the rise of ‘tech oligarchs’ is as ‘equally alarming’ as other major human catastrophes, such as the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

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U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP

The head of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, Volker Türk, is lumping in concerns about the rise of “unelected” so-called “tech oligarchs,” which he says is as “equally alarming” as war and humanitarian catastrophes. 

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