The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Wednesday said he was deeply shocked by reports that hundreds of ...

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

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has again called for greater protection of civilians in war-torn Sudan following ...

I am deeply shocked by reports that hundreds of civilians were killed and scores injured in airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces on a busy market in Tora village, North Darfur, on 24 March.

About 20 worshippers were also injured in the attack carried out last Friday by assailants from the so-called Islamic State ...

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

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has again called for greater protection of civilians in war-torn Sudan following deadly army airstrikes in North Darfur earlier this week.Volker Türk issued a ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and 20 ...

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 calculated assault on Fambita Mosque at such an important time for Muslims, should be a wake-up call to all, including the international community, as to the seriousness of the situation and the ...

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 ...