Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire, exchange of hostages, prisoners
A cease-fire announced Wednesday will end the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel and includes the eventual release of all ...
UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong ...
U.N. rights chief: Atrocities committed in Syria beyond belief
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the extent of atrocities committed in Syria is hard to believe and ...
UN rights chief urges reconciliation process in first Syria visit
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called on Wednesday for a Syrian national reconciliation process to ...
UN rights chief arrives in Syria for first ever visit
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Tuesday for the first ...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visits Damascus’ Sednaya prison
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has visited the notorious Sednaya prison outside Damascus.
Rights defenders across the world face 'unacceptably high risks,' says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Highlighting the importance of the work done by human rights defenders including journalists, the UN High Commissioner for ...
UN rights chief calls for sanctions relief during first Syria visit
The UN rights chief calls for sanctions relief as he visits Syria for the first time::::Damascus, Syria ::Volker Turk, United ...
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Mozambique: UN condemns heavy-handed police repression of protestors
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, ...
UN accuses Russia of waging war of attrition against Ukraine
The report documents violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws, including possible war crimes ...
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Human rights records of 14 States to be examined by Universal Periodic Review mechanism
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 ...