The head of the United Nations human rights office called on Friday for Syria's interim authorities to ensure accountability ...

To establish these offices, the OHCHR negotiates a comprehensive mandate with host governments, encompassing both the protection and promotion of human rights ...

Srilanka, June 24 -- Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, held a meeting with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Prime Minister's Office yesterday. Prime ...

Afghans returning to their country face “serious violations” of their human rights committed by the Taliban de facto ...

There has been an increase in killings of and attacks against Palestinians by settlers and security forces in the occupied ...

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will hold its first high-level meeting next week over human rights abuses and violations by North Korea, diplomatic and civic group sources said Monday.

The interim government has clarified that the main objective of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to inform the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on the rights of the child and violations of human rights in ...

“Targeting legal professionals solely for performing their role in the justice system or exercising their freedom of ...

Joint Letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Reports September 5, 2017 Report ... China’s Interference in United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms. September 22, 2011 Report ...

The government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to field a mission in the ...

Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, told the U.N. Human Rights Council that conditions in Venezuela have continued to deteriorate at an alarming rate over the past ...