Speaking in the capital Bishkek, Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights acknowledged the country’s recent economic growth but cautioned that narrowing space for civil society and press ...

Salamatsyzdarby, good afternoon and thank you all for coming. And to those who celebrate, my warmest wishes for a happy Nowruz. The UN Human Rights Office has had a long relationship with Kyrgyzstan – ...

Chairperson of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) and Chairperson of the National Human Rights ...

Volker Türk strongly condemned the sharp rise in cases of hate speech, violence, and discrimination, both online and offline. He emphasized that states must ensure a safe and enabling space for ...

The last 18 months of violence have made abundantly clear that there is no military path out of this crisis. The only way forward is a political settlement, in line with international law. Israel’s ...

Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, urged all the parties to end the nightmare immediately and “do all in their power to achieve peace.” He further added that “Israel’s resort to ...

Israel has launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, saying it is hitting Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January.

The Bangladesh Army has responded to recent remarks made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, clarifying that it was not directly contacted regarding the concerns he raised in an ...

THE SPARES COMPETE FOR AIR: Both Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage have speeches in the diary today as they look to seize a chunk of the agenda — following some, err, challenging headlines for both in ...

“I am horrified by last night’s Israeli airstrikes and shelling in Gaza, which killed hundreds, according to the Ministry of Health in the Strip,” said UN human rights chief Volker Türk. “This will ...

Lap 1 – Sainz crashes out under the SC With Williams looking strong in the season opener, Carlos Sainz would have had hopes of a points finish. There was to be no such luck for last year’s ...