During the visit, I met the leader of the caretaker authorities, Ahmad Al-Sharaa. He acknowledged and assured me of the importance of respect for human rights for all Syrians, and all different ...

US president Joe Biden says he’s ‘deeply satisfied’ for people of Israel, hostage families and innocent people of Gaza ...

The United States and Qatar announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, pausing the devastating 15-month war in ...

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still being ...

With much of Gaza now in ruins, human rights must be at the front and centre of the reconstruction in the Strip, when it becomes possible, and the rebuilding of people’s lives, the High Commissioner ...

Gangs in Haiti killed at least 5,600 people last year, according to a new United Nations report. The report from the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights said an additional 3,700 ...

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 ...

Supporters of Israeli hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, react to news on the ...

Qatar’s prime minister said a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas has been reached, pausing the devastating 15-month ...

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

Volker Türk, the United Nations human rights chief, urges the lifting of Western sanctions on Syria following Bashar Assad's ousting. Türk emphasizes the importance of transitional justice and human ...