The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Thursday over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Haiti, calling it a ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has declared that the forcible transfer of Gaza’s ...

The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, has warned that Haiti’s security situation has worsened dramatically, as armed gangs continue to seize territory, coordinate attacks, and turn their violence on ...

The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Thursday over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Haiti, calling it a ...

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, Volker Türk, on Wednesday said he was deeply shocked by reports that hundreds of ...

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.

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

“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 ...

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

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in ...

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 ...