The United Nations Human Rights Office’s report on Sri Lanka details entrenched and systemic rights violations—including ...

I am appalled by the attacks on civilians by the M23 and other armed groups in eastern DRC amid continued fighting, despite ...

El Fasher, which has endured over a year of siege and near-constant violence, remains in a dire humanitarian state. Monday’s ...

Preliminary information obtained by the UN Human Rights Office indicates that at least 57 civilians were killed in the 11 August attack on El Fasher, including 40 internally displaced people in Abu ...

The People's Republic of China on Friday called on Cambodia and Thailand to deepen dialogue and restore mutual trust following recent border clashes, emphasizing the importance of stability for the ...

The first lady did not attend the summit between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday ...

Volker Türk, in a wide-ranging speech, also lamented dozens of conflicts around the world, widespread violations of human rights law that have impacted millions, and displacements caused by war ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is calling for fresh efforts by "all states with influence" to ease the "horrific" conditions in Gaza and the West Bank. "Resolving the ...

The new high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, is taking on a difficult legacy in a tough office. This is why the world needs a strong UN human rights high commissioner, now more than ever.

Volker Türk, 57, is not widely known outside the United Nations, but he was seen as the front-runner in a field of 13 candidates interviewed for the role. Charles Dharapak/Associated Press ...

On April 13th, 1989, a 24-year-old law student walked up to UN headquarters in Vienna for the first day of a short term contract. Few would have paid much attention to Volker Türk that morning. “I ...

In a speech in Geneva to UNHCR's annual Executive Committee meeting and looking at how protection of refugees and others is bearing up under pressure of today's almost 60 million people forcibly ...