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

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

Volker Türk, the United Nations human rights chief, urges the lifting of Western sanctions on Syria following Bashar Assad's ousting. Türk emphasizes the importance of transitional justice and human ...

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

A cease-fire announced Wednesday will end the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel and includes the eventual release of all ...

Allowing hate speech and harmful content online has real world consequences. Regulating this content is not ...

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

Haiti's residents are subjected to "unremitting violence," according to Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In a report released Tuesday, Türk's office said gang ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed his “deep concern” for the large number of arbitrary detentions registered in Venezuela since the July 28 elections ...

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

The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed his views on moderating hate speech on social ...