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 ...

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 ...

Five leading international human rights organisations have called on United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, who arrived in Colombo yesterday (23) on a four-day visit, to ...

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 ...

FILE - U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Volker Türk speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Feb. 12 ...

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 ...

Volker Türk said in a statement that "attacks against judges" run directly counter to "respect for the rule of law and the equal protection of the law – values for which the US has long stood".

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed deep concern on Friday over the escalating hostilities in South Sudan since February, warning that the fighting could further worsen the ...