International organizations condemn militarized aid distribution system as civilians face impossible choice between ...

Srilanka, June 24 -- Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, held a meeting with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Prime Minister's Office yesterday. Prime ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to inform the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on the rights of the child and violations of human rights in ...

I had the chance to sit down and speak with the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk about a number of issues. In today’s segment, we’re going to look at Israel’s attack on Gaza.

Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Office issued its first ever guidance paper on “transnational repression,” aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of this expanding global ...

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold its first high-level meeting next week over human rights abuses and violations by North Korea, diplomatic and civic group sources said Monday.

Reports of human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are not isolated incidents but part of a broader pattern.<p ...

The situation in Gaza requires urgent attention and response from the international community - to prevent further civilian ...

Ten Palestinians died due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the Hamas-run Gaza ...

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) called upon Venezuelan authorities on Tuesday to release all people arbitrarily detained since the 2024 presidential ...

After Maduro's government expelled the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights from Venezuela in February 2024, the agency relocated to Panama and Geneva and continues to receive ...