The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is one of the most difficult jobs at the international body. On the one hand, some UN member-states are corrupt… ...

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.

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

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk will visit to Sri Lanka from June 23 to 26. This marks the first visit by a UN High Commissioner for Human ...

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

UN Secretary-General António Guterres Thursday appointed Austrian diplomat Volker Türk to be the next High Commissioner for Human Rights. Following approval by the UN General Assembly, Türk will ...

Please join the CSIS Human Rights Initiative for an armchair conversation with Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the occasion of his first official visit to Washington ...

Credit: Flickr/ sanjitbakshi Subscribe for ads-free reading Michelle Bachelet brought disrepute and discredit to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. While she ...

The main purpose of the High Commissioner is to advance international cooperation in the field of human rights, to coordinate all human rights activities of United Nations agencies, to enhance ...

Submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Rights of the Child and Social Protection. January 2023 ...

DELIVERED BY Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights At Human Rights Council 49th Session LOCATION – Geneva Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council ...