France, July 5 -- Speaking to RFI this week, Turk warned that civilians are paying the highest price for the war between Iran, Israel and the United States - from worsening repression inside Iran to wider instability across the Middle East.

He also raised the alarm over the spread of drone warfare, the rise of autonomous weapons and the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in Sudan, while insisting that international law still matters - even when powerful states break it.

RFI: Four months after the outbreak of war in the Middle East, the agreement reached between the US and Iran still seems very fragile. Are you concerned that the conflict might flare up again?

VT: It is exactly as you say. It is fragile and unpredictable. My thou...