Improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, remain a significant concern in Afghanistan, characterized by a rise in attacks on places of worship and against the minority Hazara community, a report released...

Thank you for the invitation to speak this evening about the important role Geneva plays as an international hub – a centre for a wide range of people working on humanitarian affairs and human rights...

Interviews with people who have fled El-Geneina, West Darfur, into Adre in Chad have revealed horrifying accounts of armed “Arab” militia backed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killing people...

Tunisia: UN Human Rights Chief calls on authorities to stop restricting media freedoms and criminalizing independent journalism GENEVA (23 June 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker...

53rd session of the Human Rights Council Video message by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Colleagues, Today’s discussion is crucial for women and girls - in all their diversity -...

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture Statement by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 26 June 2023 I remember vividly the first time I met a person who had been tortured...

GENEVA (23 June 2023) – UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today warned this week’s violence in the Occupied West Bank risks spiralling out of control, fuelled by strident political rhetoric and an...

Video message by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 22-23 June 2023 Thank you for the opportunity to address you on such an important issue. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and...

Video Message by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 21-22 June 2023 Thank you for the invitation to address you. As we mark 150 years since Dr. Gerhard Amauer Hansen discovered the...