The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed his horror over the latest Israeli airstrikes and shelling in Gaza. In a statement on Tuesday, Türk said, "I am appalled ...

The following is a comment by UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza: "I am horrified by last night's Israeli airstrikes and shelling ...

Israel's accelerating settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian Territories amounts to a war crime, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said. Türk's office said it documented ...

GENEVA, March 18, 2025 (WAFA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Tuesday voiced his horror over Israel’s resumption of aerial attacks and violent bombardment in the ...

Governments everywhere are “letting children down instead of lifting them up” as conflict, hunger, poverty and climate change ...

Stephen Sackur speaks to the UN Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. As conflicts destroy millions of lives around the world, are we sleepwalking into a dystopian future?

The arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte is supported by overwhelming evidence of widespread and systematic ...

The head of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council, Volker Türk, is lumping in concerns about the rise of “unelected” so-called “tech oligarchs,” which he says is as “equally alarming” as war and ...

The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concern about a “fundamental shift in direction” taking place in the United States when it comes to human rights. Volker Türk, the U.N. high commissioner for ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned of escalating violence in Syria in a statement on Sunday, ...

The Bangladesh Army has responded to recent remarks made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, clarifying that it was not directly contacted regarding the concerns he raised in an ...

U.N. rights chief Volker Türk expressed grave concern Monday over a 'fundamental shift in direction' under U.S. President ...