Latest un high commissioner News

Tunisia – Concern at increased targeting of migrants
Accountability needed for enforced disappearances: Sri Lanka
Crackdown on hijab law: Iran
UN leaders warn of harmful consequences: UK-Rwanda asylum law
Türk conducts official visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
One year on, Türk warns of further escalation: Sudan conflict
More than 250 humanitarian and human rights organisations call to stop arms transfers to Israel, Palestinian armed groups
Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk ahead of the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Türk dismayed at ruling upholding discriminatory anti-gay law: Uganda
Gangs, kidnappings, murders: why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats
UN report details ‘climate of fear’ in occupied areas of Ukraine, as the Russian Federation moves to cement control
Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on the risk of famine in Gaza
Fears over Gaza catastrophe as brutal conflict enters sixth month
The escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and addressing the impacts in our communities
UN Human Rights Chief lays out “Path for Solutions” for years to come
UN report calls for accountability, justice for violations by all parties in OPT and Israel
Horrific violations and abuses as fighting spreads – report: Sudan
UK’s Rwanda asylum moves undercut core human rights protections – UN Human Rights Chief
Syrian returnees subjected to “gross human rights violations and abuses”, UN report details
Concern around suspended election: Senegal
UN Human Rights alarmed by draft law with death penalty for same-sex relations: Iraq
Save the Children’s founder receives cemetery honour in Geneva in key centenary year
Concerns over violence against political parties and candidates ahead of Pakistan elections
Human rights situation worsens as military lashes out indiscriminately amid losses – Türk: Myanmar
16 Leading Humanitarian and Human Rights Organisations Call to Stop Arms Transfers to Israel, Palestinian Armed Groups
16 Leading Humanitarian and Human Rights Organisations Call to Stop Arms Transfers to Israel, Palestinian Armed Groups
United Nations agencies launch first report on the Decade of Healthy Ageing, 2021-2030
WHO-OHCHR launch new guidance to improve laws addressing human rights abuses in mental health care
Human rights situation: Sudan
civilian casualty update 14 August 2023: Ukraine
In a “wounded, magically diverse” city, the High Commissioner hails the power of stories
UN Human Rights Chief ends visit to Iraq
Economies anchored in human rights can heal social fractures, says High Commissioner
Call to States to reinvigorate access to justice for all
civilian casualty update 31 July 2023: Ukraine
UN Human Rights Chief concerned at attempts to undermine electoral process: Guatemala
Comment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk after Ghana’s Parliament votes to abolish death penalty
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk to conduct official visit to Chad
UN Refugee Agency and UN Human Rights Office warn of profound impact on human rights and international refugee protection system: UK Illegal Migration Bill
At least 87 buried in mass grave in Darfur as Rapid Support Forces deny victims decent burials: Sudan
Artificial intelligence must be grounded in human rights, says High Commissioner
Türk reiterates call for a just peace: Ukraine
Sudan: top UN officials sound alarm at spike in violence against women and girls
Sudan – Top UN officials sound alarm at spoke in violence against women and girls
Tunisia ; crackdown on media freedoms
civilian casualty update 19 June 2023: Ukraine
UN expert on human rights in Haiti to begin official visit to the country
Finding freedom in Knox