Call for accountability Ms. Shamdasani said that UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, "repeats his call for all reported killings and other alleged violations and abuses of international ...

The Kenya Police on Tuesday came under global spotlight for use of live ammunition ...

Amid Kenya’s most violent day of protests this year, the national death toll from Monday’s unrest has risen sharply to 31, the Kenya National Human Rights Commission confirmed on Tuesday. Sadly, this ...

The death toll from Kenya’s anti-government protests has risen to 31, with 107 injured and over 500 arrested. Protesters are ...

The death toll from Kenya’s latest anti-government protest has surged to 31, according to the state-funded human rights ...

The government of President Nicolas Maduro has rejected Turk's comments, made before the Human Rights Council in Geneva last week ...

Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for ...

Türk interview: Army says it wasn’t directly contacted by UN The Bangladesh Army has responded to recent remarks made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, clarifying that it ...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk warned today of the disastrous consequences stemming from ongoing and escalating hostilities across the North Darfur and Kordofan regions in Sudan, where civilian ...

“The facts speak for themselves,” said Volker Türk. “Everyone in government needs to wake up to what is happening in Gaza.

Volker Türk’s visit, announced by Vijitha Herath, could significantly impact Sri Lanka’s human rights policies going forward and the government’s approach to reconciliation and ...