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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visits Damascus’ Sednaya prison
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has visited the notorious Sednaya prison outside Damascus.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Damascus UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Damascus and hold a news conference on the first ever visit of the global body's rights chief to the country.
Rights defenders across the world face 'unacceptably high risks,' says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Highlighting the importance of the work done by human rights defenders including journalists, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Monday
Just Transition and Human Rights: Response to the call for input by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
This submission to the UN Human Rights Office’s call for input on human rights and just transition emphasises the crucial role of equitable tax systems in advancing climate justice and protecting human rights.
UN Human Rights Commissioner warns of humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza
NEW YORK, 4th January, 2025 (WAM) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has warned the international community of a "human-rights catastrophe continuing to unfold in Gaza before the eyes of the world."
UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong ...
UN rights chief arrives in Syria for first ever visit
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Tuesday for the first ...
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Over 5,600 killed in Haiti’s 2024 gang violence, UN human rights office reports
Haiti’s record violence highlights systemic issues of displacement, human rights abuses, and violence against women, with the ...
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Human rights records of 14 States to be examined by Universal Periodic Review mechanism
The UPR is a unique mechanism of the Human Rights Council that calls for each UN Member State to undergo a peer review of its human rights records every four-and-a-half years. The UPR Working Group ...
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Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
In view of its resolution 319 A (IV) of 3 December 1949, 1. Adopts the annex to the present resolution, being the Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; ...
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‘Hate speech has real consequences’ — UN rights chief calls for online content regulation
Volker Türk,the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, says regulating online content is not censorship.
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Breach/Valdez Award for Journalism and Human Rights in Mexico opens its 2025 Call
The Breach/Valdez Award highlights the importance of journalism in democratic societies. It underscores the obligation of ...