Respect for human rights is not only a moral obligation but a necessity for economic stability, the UN’s top human rights ...

Governments everywhere are “letting children down instead of lifting them up” as conflict, hunger, poverty and climate change ...

The U.N. human rights chief on Tuesday condemned Israeli strikes on Gaza, which killed over 400 Palestinians, warning that ...

Salamatsyzdarby, good afternoon and thank you all for coming. And to those who celebrate, my warmest wishes for a happy Nowruz. The UN Human Rights Office has had a long relationship with Kyrgyzstan – ...

The following is a comment by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza: "I am horrified by last night's Israeli airstrikes and shelling ...

The arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte is supported by overwhelming evidence of widespread and systematic ...

Stephen Sackur speaks to the UN Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. As conflicts destroy millions of lives around the world, are we sleepwalking into a dystopian future?

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed his horror over the latest Israeli airstrikes and shelling in Gaza. In a statement on Tuesday, Türk said, "I am appalled ...

The UN Human Rights Chief expressed concerns over Israel's escalation in Gaza, in a statement released on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. Numerous airstrikes and shelling took place overnight which ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, informed attendants of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council on Monday of the continuous accessibility barriers that people with ...

Israel's accelerating settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian Territories amounts to a war crime, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said. Türk's office said it documented ...

And to those who celebrate, my warmest wishes for a happy Nowruz. The UN Human Rights Office has had a long relationship with Kyrgyzstan – our Regional Office for Central Asia has been based ...