GENEVA (9 December 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Saturday raised the alarm about persistent and systematic attempts by the Attorney General’s Office in Guatemala to...

We are concerned by the deteriorating human rights situation in Madagascar in the lead up to presidential election next month after security forces used unnecessary and disproportionate force to...

We are concerned by reported instances of election-related violence, use of language that could amount to hate speech, and attacks on journalists in Liberia ahead of the general election on 10 October...

We add our voice to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ firm condemnation of the ongoing coup in Gabon and deep concern at the announcement of election results amidst reports of serious...

Geneva (26 July 2023) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has expressed regret that the Cambodian general elections held on 23 July were conducted in a severely restricted space that...

GENEVA (16 June 2023) – A constitutional referendum in the Central African Republic could complicate the country’s human rights situation, a UN expert warned today, urging authorities to prevent...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk today urged the Cambodian Government to act swiftly to enable and protect a conducive environment for a free and fair general election next month, saying he was...

GENEVA (17 March 2023) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged the Government of Belarus to end the systematic repression of perceived critics and immediately release all...

In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 49/26, the High Commissioner sets out the findings of the examination of the human rights situation in Belarus since May 2020 and makes recommendations to relevant stakeholders.