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UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia And Transphobia (Marked On 17 May)
Sunday, 17 May 2026, 8:44 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Today and every day, let us stand together and cherish the freedom to live and love freely. More >>
Türk Issues High Alert On Widening Sudan Conflict Amid Increased Use Of Drones
Monday, 11 May 2026, 9:25 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Most recently, on 8 May, drone strikes on Al Quz in South Kordofan and near El Obeid in North Kordofan reportedly killed 26 civilians and injured others. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: Mali
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 8:38 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The High Commissioner urges the Malian authorities and all non-state armed groups to allow and facilitate safe, sustainable and unfettered humanitarian access to all those in need. More >>
UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan On The Detention By Israel Of Two Gaza-Bound Flotilla Activists
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 7:58 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
It is not a crime to show solidarity and attempt to bring humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population in Gaza, who are in dire need of it. More >>
Statement From UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Ahead Of World Press Freedom Day
Saturday, 2 May 2026, 8:54 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
When attacks on the media are normalized, freedom itself begins to decay, and with it, the foundations of peace, security, and sustainable development. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: Cambodia
Friday, 1 May 2026, 8:40 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The High Commissioner urges Cambodia to ensure that legitimate criticism and expression are protected rather than criminalised, to safeguard civic space, to guarantee the independence of the judiciary and uphold fair trial guarantees. More >>
Iran: Türk Deplores Crackdown On Dissent, Says Rights Of All Iranians Must Be Respected
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 9:27 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Access to the internet in Iran has now been almost entirely shut down for 61 days, making it one of the longest and most severe shutdowns ever recorded globally. More >>
Spokesperson For The UN High Commissioner For Human Rights: Thameen Al-Kheetan
Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 3:39 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The heartbreaking scenes of bereaved mothers in tears at the courtroom speak to the need for a victim-centred transitional justice process. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: Lebanon
Friday, 24 April 2026, 8:17 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk calls for prompt, thorough, independent and impartial investigations into all incidents involving allegations of violations of international humanitarian law. More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk's End Of Mission Statement In Mexico
Friday, 24 April 2026, 7:38 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Mexico has a diverse, active, and vibrant civil society, and its members continue to be central actors in public debate, in driving institutional reform, and, crucially, in demanding accountability. More >>
Indonesia: Türk Applauds New Law Protecting Domestic Workers, Urges Other States Follow Suit
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 6:30 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The new law recognises domestic workers as formal workers, moving them out of the informal and unregulated economy. These provisions regulate recruitment, working conditions, and protections for domestic workers across the country. More >>
Singapore: Türk Alarmed By Increase In Drug-Related Executions, Calls For Moratorium
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 6:21 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
In the first months of this year alone, eight people have been executed for drug-related offences in Singapore. Of the 25 executions carried out in 2023 and 2024, 24 were reportedly for drug-related offences. More >>
UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Remarks To The Conference On Sudan
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 4:02 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Cycles of violence are spiraling and expanding across Sudan. Civilians are targeted with mass killings, summary executions, widespread rape, abductions for ransom, and forced displacement. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango On Detention Of Activists In China
Thursday, 16 April 2026, 7:36 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Gao Zhen was arrested in August 2024 and remains in detention pending judgment following the conclusion of his closed-door trial on 30 March 2026. More >>
UN Human Rights Expert On Sudan Renews Calls For Dialogue, Accountability As Conflicts Enters Fourth Year
Wednesday, 15 April 2026, 7:04 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Given Sudan’s strategic location, linking the Nile Basin, the Red Sea, and the Arab world, what started as an internal struggle has had a regional impact and is fuelled by geopolitical dynamics and competition for influence. More >>
Palestinians Across Gaza Unsafe Six Months On From Ceasefire Announcement, Says Türk
Sunday, 12 April 2026, 9:53 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
After two-and-a-half years of repeated crimes under international law, committed with sweeping impunity, and tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians killed, the international community must move beyond words. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Shrinking Civic Space In Serbia
Friday, 10 April 2026, 11:36 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Reports of growing violence, voter intimidation and procedural irregularities, including police raids on opposition premises during recent local elections, raise serious questions about the integrity and climate of the electoral process. More >>
Türk Condemns Deadly Wave Of Israeli Strikes On Lebanon
Thursday, 9 April 2026, 8:48 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Israel has issued warnings and displacement orders covering approximately 14 percent of Lebanon, including the whole region south of the Zahrani river, most of Beirut’s southern suburbs and parts of the Beqaa region. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Incendiary Rhetoric In Middle East War
Wednesday, 8 April 2026, 7:58 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Under international law, deliberately attacking civilians and civilian infrastructure is a war crime. Anyone responsible for international crimes must be held to account by a competent court. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Seif Magango On Guinea-Bissau
Friday, 3 April 2026, 9:56 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson stated that de facto authorities must also take urgent and meaningful steps toward restoring constitutional order. More >>
