The Bangladesh Army has responded to recent remarks made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, clarifying that it was not directly contacted regarding the concerns he raised in an ...

The Bangladesh Army has responded to recent remarks made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, clarifying that it was not directly contacted regarding the concerns he raised in an ...

Volker Turk has called on authorities in Damascus to swiftly investigate the killings and ensure those responsible are held accountable. “We are receiving extremely disturbing reports of entire ...

The Bangladesh Army has said that it did not receive any direct communication or intent from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk regarding the concerns he raised during a ...

The United States as well as UN human rights chief Volker Turk called on Syria’s interim leadership to bring the perpetrators to justice. Kurdish commander Mazloum Abdi said in written comments ...

in line with international law norms and standards,” UN rights chief Volker Turk said. "Groups terrorising civilians must also be held accountable." Syria's foreign minister and his counterparts ...

Syria’s new leader has vowed accountability and an investigation after reports of mass killings of Alawite civilians triggered an international backlash against the worst violence since Bashar ...

Volker Turk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said in a statement: "The caretaker authorities' announcements of their intention to respect the law must be followed by swift actions to ...

United Nations rights chief Volker Turk said the killings “must cease immediately”, while the Arab League, the United Nations, the United States, Britain and other governments have condemned ...

UN rights chief Volker Turk demanded prompt investigations into the killings and said those responsible must be held to account. Clashes between Syria's security forces and loyalists of the former ...

Al Jazeera has been unable to independently verify those figures. UN rights chief Volker Turk has called for an immediate halt to the violence in Syria. “There must be prompt, transparent and ...

United Nations rights chief Volker Turk demanded prompt investigations into the killings and said those responsible must be held to account. Turk said announcements by the country’s authorities ...