The death toll from Kenya’s latest anti-government protest has surged to 31, according to the state-funded human rights ...

The Kenya Police on Tuesday came under global spotlight for use of live ammunition ...

The death toll from Kenya’s anti-government protests has risen to 31, with 107 injured and over 500 arrested. Protesters are ...

Ministerial Meeting of the Bali Process, Bali, Indonesia, 23 March 2016. Statement by Volker Türk, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday said she would authorize the construction of a new nuclear power plant to replace the Indian Point nuclear power station, which was permanently shut down ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk will meet government, religious leaders, victims, civil society, UN representatives and diplomats during his visit in Sri Lanka. ..

Pakistan condemned U.S. President Donald Trump for bombing Iran, less than 24 hours after saying he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for defusing a recent crisis with India.

Mr. Türk called on all parties to refrain from “attacking civilian objects,” and to ultimately lay down their weapons and put an end to hostilities. OHCHR also called on “all States to exert their ...

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has warned of the disastrous consequences stemming from the escalating hostilities across North Darfur and Kordofan in Sudan, where civilian casualties, sexual ...

President Trump’s wave of pardons and clemencies since returning to office have allowed beneficiaries to evade over $1.3 billion in fines and restitution to victims. That’s according to a ...

Israeli authorities say at least 24 people have been killed in Iranian attacks on Israel. On Thursday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog decried an Iranian strike that damaged a hospital in Beersheba ...

In a sobering assessment of the global human rights landscape, the UN Human Rights Office has reported a dramatic 40% rise in civilian deaths in armed conflicts during 2024, along with a sharp ...