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

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 ...

Volker Türk also urges transitional justice for victims, saying it enhances public trust in state institutions as the country ...

Gangs in Haiti killed at least 5,600 people last year, according to a new United Nations report. The report from the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights said an additional 3,700 ...

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

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (AFP) - United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was "crucial" for ...

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

A ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been confirmed by the United States and Qatar, pausing the devastating ...

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

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk has described the unbearable suffering of former detainees under the deposed Assad ...

NNA - In a landmark moment, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, became the first to officially visit Syria in the role. His visit underscores the immense challenges facing ...