United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, who visited Sri Lanka in June, is scheduled to present his ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

UN Human Rights Council President Jurg Lauber, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stand for a minute of silence in tribute to the victims ...