The Latest Breaking News from Volker Türk

Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, “persona non grata,” criticizing the U.N. official for failing to protect the rights of Venezuelan migrants deported by the Trump administration to a prison in El Salvador

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 mission into human rights abuses committed in eastern DRC.

Extended closure said to be for maintenance and follows deaths of at least 27 people killed by Israeli troops near distribution site

The NGO made the claims against the Rwandan-backed group in a new report published on Tuesday.

Great-great-grandson of William Gladstone tells of ‘profound sense of guilt’

Strikes said to target Hamas killed hundreds within hours including women and children, undermining ceasefire

Human rights commissioner calls for investigation into ‘extremely disturbing’ attacks in Latakia province

The State Department says the United States and other countries made repeated offers to Thailand to resettle more than three dozen Uyghur men before they were deported back to China, where rights groups fear they may face torture and other abuse

Volker Türk alarmed at growing power of ‘unelected tech oligarchs’ and warns gender equality is being rolled back