The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has visited the notorious Sednaya prison outside Damascus.

Highlighting the importance of the work done by human rights defenders including journalists, the UN High Commissioner for ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk made history on Tuesday by becoming the first U.N. rights chief ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Damascus UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visited the notorious Sednaya prison near Damascus, describing it as ...

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the extent of atrocities committed in Syria is hard to believe and ...

The UN firmly opposes the death penalty in all circumstances. “It is incompatible with the fundamental right to life and ...

The death penalty is profoundly difficult to reconcile with human dignity and the fundamental ... as a symbol of hope,” according to a senior UN official in the country. UN News: Indian Ocean ...

Volker Türk,the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, says regulating online content is not censorship.

I am deeply alarmed at the recent announcement by the de facto authorities in Afghanistan that non-governmental organizations’ licenses will be revoked if they continue to employ Afghan women.

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (AFP) - United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was "crucial" for ...