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 ...

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

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

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

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

Volker Türk also urges transitional justice for victims, saying it enhances public trust in state institutions as the country ...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk made history on Tuesday by becoming the first U.N. rights chief ...

Volker Türk,the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, says regulating online content is not censorship.

Allowing hate speech and harmful content online has real world consequences. Regulating this content is not ...

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

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (AFP) - United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was "crucial" for ...