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

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Tuesday for the first ...

While South Korea experiences historic domestic political turmoil, Kim Jong Un and his regime continue to threaten peace and ...

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called on Wednesday for a Syrian national reconciliation process to ...

The UN Human Rights Committee found 24 young detainees on Nauru experienced “cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment”. But are ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, visited Beirut today as part of his trip to Syria and ...

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Highlighting the importance of the work done by human rights defenders including journalists, the UN High Commissioner for ...

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A group of UN human rights experts is urging the U.S. Senate to block a bill that seeks to punish the International Criminal ...

Interim Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib meets with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk ...