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...

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 (22 June 2023) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin has concluded her technical...

NEW YORK (21 June 2023) – Human rights violations against civil society are directly linked to counter-terrorism practices and measures to counter violent extremism in every region across the world, a...

Third High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter-Terrorism Agencies of Member States on the Overarching Theme of “Addressing Terrorism Through Reinvigorated Multilateralism and Institutional...

Excellencies, distinguished guests, Dear colleagues, friends, I wish to express my sincere appreciation and compliments to USG Voronkov and the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism for organizing the third...

GENEVA (19 June 2023) – UN experts* today urged the General Assembly to establish a human rights body to meaningfully address the tragedy of missing and forcibly disappeared persons in Syria. “It is...

GENEVA (19 June 2023) – UN experts* today called for the urgent release of 16 Bahá’ís abducted by de facto authorities in Yemen last month. They issued the following statement: “We are deeply...

Date: 19 June 2023 1 Civilian casualties from 1 to 18 June 2023 From 1 to 18 June 2023, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 557 civilian casualties in Ukraine: 112...

The High Commissioner is appalled by the killing of the Governor of West Darfur, Khamis Abdullah Abbakar, on 14 June, just hours after he was arrested by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El-Geneina...