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

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

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

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

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

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk has described the unbearable suffering of former detainees under the deposed Assad ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Damascus UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits ...

The UPR is a unique mechanism of the Human Rights Council that calls for each UN Member State to undergo a peer review of its human rights records every four-and-a-half years. The UPR Working Group ...

Haiti’s record violence highlights systemic issues of displacement, human rights abuses, and violence against women, with the ...

This submission to the UN Human Rights Office’s call for input on human rights and just transition emphasises the crucial role of equitable tax systems in advancing climate justice and protecting ...

Anti-corruption efforts and human rights are inherently interconnected and mutually reinforcing. Countering corruption fosters an environment conducive to the respect, protection and promotion of ...

Volker Türk,the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, says regulating online content is not censorship.