The head of the UN’s Human Rights Council, Volker Türk, says the rise of ‘tech oligarchs’ is as ‘equally alarming’ as other ...

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief has expressed concern about a “fundamental shift in direction” taking place in the ...

The UN condemns Bangladesh for severe human rights violations during last year's student-led protests against Sheikh Hasina's ...

U.N. High Commissioner Volker Türk raised concern over the Trump administration's "fundamental shift" in the United States' ...

The UN human rights chief, Volker Türk, warned about a troubling shift in U.S. human rights policies and divisive rhetoric generating fear and anxiety. He emphasized risks posed by unchecked ...

As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to Ukraine, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday urged the international community to step up to defend ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said he hoped that their recent independent fact-finding report will support truth-telling, accountability, reparations, healing and reform. "It will ...

For many decades the UN human rights system has been using double standards and wasting resources on false concepts and ...

Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra claimed on Monday that the deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China was in ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed concern about the growing power of IT entrepreneurs on Monday and ...

UN condemns Bangladesh's violent past, highlights human rights abuses under Sheikh Hasina's rule. Calls for accountability ...

Human rights groups stress that weaponizing starvation by intentionally depriving civilians of lifesaving aid is a war crime ...