DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed ...

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

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

The United Nations human rights chief called for Western sanctions on Syria to be lifted, now that dictator Bashar Assad has ...

NNA - In a landmark moment, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, became the first to officially visit Syria in the role. His visit underscores the immense challenges facing ...

With much of Gaza now in ruins, human rights must be at the front and centre of the reconstruction in the Strip, when it becomes possible, and the rebuilding of people’s lives, the High Commissioner ...

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (AFP) - United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was "crucial" for ...

Gang violence in Haiti has led to the displacement of more than 700,000 people, forcing them to flee their homes for safety.

US president Joe Biden says he’s ‘deeply satisfied’ for people of Israel, hostage families and innocent people of Gaza ...

The United States and Qatar announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, pausing the devastating 15-month war in ...

Volker Turk has become the first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Syria, where he met with the country’s de ...