A cease-fire announced Wednesday will end the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel and includes the eventual release of all ...

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the extent of atrocities committed in Syria is hard to believe and ...

The United Nations human rights chief called for Western sanctions on Syria to be lifted, now that dictator Bashar Assad has ...

The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong ...

Gang violence in Haiti has led to the displacement of more than 700,000 people, forcing them to flee their homes for safety.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visited the notorious Sednaya prison near Damascus, describing it as ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has visited the notorious Sednaya prison outside Damascus.

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk has described the unbearable suffering of former detainees under the deposed Assad regime and insisted that he stands with the people of the war-torn nation as ...

Regional Editor Reyhana Masters takes a deep dive into the issues that dominated the electoral landscape in some of the ...

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam on Tuesday called for "unity and cooperation" to save, reform and reconstruct ...

Haiti’s history, marked by rampant political instability, brutal gang violence, and widespread civilian displacement. Since the eruption of hostilities in March 2024, the Caribbean nation has been in ...

Highlighting the importance of the work done by human rights defenders including journalists, the UN High Commissioner for ...