Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office postponed a cabinet meeting to approve a cease-fire and hostage release ...

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 Türk said the extent of atrocities committed in Syria is hard to believe and ...

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

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

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

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

The UN on Tuesday urged Mozambique's security forces to refrain from the "unnecessary or disproportionate use of force" in the demonstrations ahead of Daniel Chapo's inauguration as president, ...

The UN rights chief calls for sanctions relief as he visits Syria for the first time::::Damascus, Syria ::Volker Turk, United ...

Thailand's central bank and anti-money laundering agency said on Monday that they have not found any evidence to support a ...

The report documents violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws, including possible war crimes ...

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 ...