OHCHR confirms Bangladesh’s former government coordinated and committed human rights violations against its civilians in July protests.

As many as 1,400 people were killed in former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s violent response to a student-led revolt, ...

As many as 1,400 people were killed, mostly by the country's security services, in demonstrations last summer against the now ...

The U.N. human rights office estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over three weeks last ...

The U.N. human rights office estimates that up to 1,400 people may have been killed in Bangladesh over six weeks last summer in a crackdown on student-led protests against the now-ousted former prime ...

Volker Türk calls for accountability in the face of escalating violence, summary executions, and attacks on civilian ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed alarm Friday over reports of summary executions in Khartoum North, Sudan, where fighters allied with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has launched a US$500 million funding appeal for 2025, aimed at addressing urgent human rights challenges across the globe. Highlighting crises in ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed deep alarm over Afghanistan's recent decision to revoke the licenses of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that continue to ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced deep alarm over reports of summary executions of civilians allegedly carried out by fighters and militias allied with the Sudanese ...

GENEVA, 30th January, 2025 (WAM) -- Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has launched an appeal to raise $500 million for 2025 to address global human rights needs. Speaking in ...