The atrocities unleashed on Sudan's El-Fasher last October were a "preventable human rights catastrophe", the UN rights chief said Monday, warning they now risked being repeated in Kordofan. Giving ...

Human Rights in Tibet & Regions Under China Remarks by President and CEO Uzra Zeya: Thank you, Thinlay, and thank you to the Tibet Bureau in Geneva for organizing this timely and important forum. As ...

New South Wales police used apparent excessive force against people protesting Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to ...

By Daniel Johnson in GenevaUN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Tuesday to all parties involved in renewed heavy ...

February 9, 2026 (GENEVA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Monday described the events in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, as a “horrific humanitarian disaster” that could ...

The UN Human Rights Council has raised grave concerns about Australia’s treatment of incarcerated children who are locked up, isolated, restrained and subjected to practices that violate international ...

Turk calls for political dialogue as civilians face arrests, displacement amid renewed clashes - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Clashes between the Ethiopian National Defence Forces (ENDF) and the regional Tigray Security Forces (TSF) intensified on 26 January, particularly in the areas of Tselemti and Laelay Tselemti, in the ...

Israel's energy minister says the government's new measures in the West Bank aim to implement "sovereignty de facto." ...

A draft amnesty law in Venezuela aimed at granting immediate clemency to people jailed for participating in political protests or criticizing public figures, has been welcomed by a UN commission of ...

“ UPR creates a clear accountability pathway because we know the commitments made along with the expectation of action on those commitments. Every four years, progress is reviewed. It also links to ...

Beijing has been allowed to make an example of Mr Lai by imposing a cruel sentence. Now it must be pressed to show clemency ...