Europe is in the grip of an unprecedented heatwave, with Spain and England registering their hottest June temperatures in ...

Israeli forces have killed at least 30 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip in recent attacks targeting displaced people sheltering in tents, exacerbating the already catastrophic humanitarian crisis in ...

Geneva, SANA- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for urgent action to protect ...

Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for ...

Venezuela's government-allied National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously declared United Nations High Commissioner for Human ...

Arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, torture and ill-treatment -- particularly during recent elections -- are among ...

Body stays coy on details but alludes to similarities with 2023 espionage campaign The International Criminal Court (ICC) ...

Hit by a funding crisis, largely linked to a cut in the United States' contribution, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has been forced to announce the suspension of a fact-finding ...

The UN's top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of climate change.Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, High ...

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul confirmed on Sunday, June 29, that the Council of Advisors, chaired by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, had approved the draft MoU “in principle,” paving the way for the Office of ...

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is set to establish a presence in Bangladesh for an initial period of three years, marking a significant step in enhancing ...

The temporary protected status for Haitian nationals in the United States, granted after a 2010 earthquake near Port-au-Prince caused up to 200,000 deaths, will terminate Sept. 2, the Department of ...