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

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

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

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 ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the critical role of human rights defenders in today's ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk made history on Tuesday by becoming the first U.N. rights chief ...

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

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The UN firmly opposes the death penalty in all circumstances. “It is incompatible with the fundamental right to life and ...

Iran executed at least 901 people last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands to fend off rape or after being forced into marriage, the UN human rights ...

Regional Editor Reyhana Masters takes a deep dive into the issues that dominated the electoral landscape in some of the ...

Officials say more than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles ...