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Comment By UN Human Rights Spokesperson Thameen Al-kheetan On The Protests In India

Sunday, 11 October 2026, 3:22 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Indian authorities should also ensure law enforcement forces exercise utmost restraint in response to peaceful protesters, consistent with the country’s democratic traditions and human rights obligations. More >>

Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Deadly Strikes In Ukraine

Friday, 9 October 2026, 10:01 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The scale and manner of these attacks -- killing and injuring people on buses, at their homes and work in different areas of the country -- is reprehensible. More >>

UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk Oral Update On Ukraine

Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 8:32 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Across Ukraine, people are living in constant dread. Air raid alerts in Kyiv were active for 33 hours during one 48-hour period earlier this week, as missiles and drones rained down on the city. More >>

Türk: We Need All Eyes On Haiti

Saturday, 3 October 2026, 4:00 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

More than half of Haitians face acute food insecurity, and forty percent lack access to basic healthcare. Close to 1.5 million people are forcibly displaced, with many more living with their bags permanently packed. More >>

Myanmar: Türk Deplores Deadly Strikes At Busy Rakhine Market

Wednesday, 30 September 2026, 8:43 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The attack in Kyauktaw came just hours before Malaysia started to implement a plan to deport some 5,000 Myanmar nationals. More >>

Colombia - Türk Welcomes Landmark Restorative Justice Steps Involving Former FARC Leaders And Army Officers

Tuesday, 29 September 2026, 8:02 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

“Colombia’s landmark restorative measures with respect to that conflict, now underway, are a global achievement for transitional justice,” the High Commissioner said. More >>

Yemen: Türk Decries Deepening Conflict And Appalling Impact On Civilians

Friday, 25 September 2026, 7:31 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Ground fighting, artillery fire and airstrikes, including drone and missile strikes, have killed and wounded at least 125 civilians since a wave of new attacks by ‘Ansar Allah’ at the start of August. More >>

Türk Denounces Near-Total Dismantling Of Democracy In Nicaragua, Detailed In UN Human Rights Report

Thursday, 17 September 2026, 8:34 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

There is almost no space for independent civic or political participation, and the State has continued to extend repression against dissenting voices beyond the country’s borders, the report states. More >>

Report Warns Of Transnational Repression And Reprisals Against Individuals And Organisations Cooperating With The UN

Thursday, 17 September 2026, 7:24 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The report shows a growing trend of transnational repression, in which civil society actors are targeted beyond the borders of their own countries. More >>

Türk Says Recovery Of Remains In Gaza Three Years Later Adds To Palestinian Trauma

Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 7:12 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Between 27 June and 27 August, the Palestinian Civil Defence reported that 233 of 407 bodies believed to be under 20 destroyed buildings, mostly in Gaza City, had been recovered. More >>

Türk Says “Deafening Silence” For Suffering Afghans, Urges Renewed Pressure

Thursday, 10 September 2026, 7:19 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

“Today, the plight of many in Afghanistan is going from bad to worse. Millions are mired in poverty, respect for basic human rights continues to deteriorate as hundreds of thousands are being returned against their will,” the High Commissioner ... More >>

UN High Commissioner For Human Rights Volker Türk - Global Update To The 63rd Session Of The Human Rights Council

Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 6:02 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Tech moguls, populists, and vested interests, amplified by social media echo chambers, tell us these trends are inevitable. More >>

Israeli Forces Expelled Palestinian Refugees From Three West Bank Camps, In Violation Of International Law – UN Report

Monday, 7 September 2026, 2:21 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

GENEVA (4 September 2026) – A UN Human Rights report published today says Israeli security forces forcibly displaced the entire Palestinian populations of three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank in January and February 2025 and are still preventing ... More >>

Sri Lanka: UN Human Rights Report Urges Robust Accountability And Institutional Reforms

Friday, 4 September 2026, 7:10 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The report highlights continued cases of torture and deaths in custody. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka documented 602 cases of torture and ill-treatment in 2025 and 138 cases as of April 2026. More >>

Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Arrests Of Opposition Members In Zambia

Thursday, 20 August 2026, 6:59 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

All arrests and resulting court proceedings – whatever the gravity of the alleged conduct or specific charges filed – must be fully consistent with international human rights standards, as well as Zambian domestic law. More >>

Yemen: Türk Alarmed By Civilian Casualties As Hostilities Escalate, Urges Restraint

Tuesday, 18 August 2026, 7:11 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

At least seventeen civilian casualties from Ansar Allah attacks have been reported in Government-controlled areas since 6 August, and two casualties were reported in Ansar Allah-controlled areas in late July. More >>

Türkiye: UN Human Rights Chief Deplores Legal Changes That Could Subject Children To Life Imprisonment

Friday, 14 August 2026, 7:45 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

“It is essential that the law is amended to ensure that all of its provisions are fully aligned with Türkiye’s international human rights law obligations, including on children’s rights,” says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. More >>