The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said Wednesday that transitional justice is “crucial” to hold accountable those responsible for human rights violations in Syria after the fall ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office postponed a cabinet meeting to approve a cease-fire and hostage release ...

Gangs in Haiti killed at least 5,600 people last year, according to a new United Nations report. The report from the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights said an additional 3,700 ...

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been confirmed by the United States and Qatar, pausing the devastating ...

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

Volker Türk, the United Nations human rights chief, urges the lifting of Western sanctions on Syria following Bashar Assad's ousting. Türk emphasizes the importance of transitional justice and human ...

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

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

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

Volker Türk, the United Nations (UN), High Commissioner for Human Rights, has stated that regulating online content should ...

The United Nations has expressed its alarm after it received reports of arbitrary detentions and intimidation in Venezuela ...