UN Rights Chief Visits Eurojust on Core Crimes
UN High Commissioner Volker Türk met Eurojust leaders to discuss accountability for core international crimes and cooperation with the Genocide Prosecution Network.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Financial Crime
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visited Eurojust to discuss accountability for core international crimes. Talks with Eurojust President Michael Schmid and Genocide Prosecution Network Secretariat head Matevz Pezdirc explored strengthening cooperation between the UN human rights office and the network.
Why it matters
Eurojust supports national authorities across the EU and beyond in investigating and prosecuting core international crimes, particularly in the context of the war in Ukraine. Closer ties between UN human rights bodies and prosecutorial networks aim to help preserve and share evidence across jurisdictions.
The players
Volker Türk
Volker Türk is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, leading the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), which supports UN mechanisms that collect and analyse information on alleged human rights and humanitarian law violations.
Eurojust
Eurojust is the European Union agency that supports national judicial authorities in tackling serious cross-border crime, including core international crimes.
The details
Eurojust operates the Core International Crimes Evidence Database (CICED), which helps national authorities preserve, analyse and share evidence across jurisdictions. The Genocide Prosecution Network, whose Secretariat is hosted by Eurojust, provides a platform for national authorities, observer states and UN agencies to exchange expertise.
Timeline
November 3, 2026: UN High Commissioner Volker Türk visits Eurojust.
Legal Context
Eurojust's Core International Crimes Evidence Database (CICED) is the agency's central tool for preserving cross-border evidence of core international crimes. The UN visit extends that work toward closer coordination with international human rights monitoring bodies.
Stronger cooperation between UN human rights bodies and EU prosecutors may expand the evidence and case-building available for core international crimes. Readers following war-crimes accountability in Ukraine and elsewhere may see these networks play a larger role in future proceedings.
The takeaway
Accountability for core international crimes increasingly depends on coordinated evidence sharing across borders and institutions. Tools such as shared evidence databases and expert networks are central to how those cases move forward.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Eurojust.
