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 ...

The United Nations human rights chief called for Western sanctions on Syria to be lifted, now that dictator Bashar Assad has ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Haiti’s history, marked by rampant political instability, brutal gang violence, and widespread civilian displacement. Since ...