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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 >>
Türk Warns Of Deepening Clampdown On Freedom Of Expression Across Middle East
Thursday, 2 April 2026, 3:29 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
We remind all States of their obligation under international human rights law to respect and protect people’s right to freedom of expression. Everyone has the right to express critical opinions. More >>
Statement To The HRC Urgent Debate On Protection Of Children & Educational Institutions In International Armed Conflicts
Saturday, 28 March 2026, 10:02 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Divisions within this Council must not distract us from a shared focus on the human rights of people across the Gulf and the Middle East. More >>
Statement To The Human Rights Council Urgent Debate On The Impact Of Iranian Attacks On GCC Countries And Jordan
Saturday, 28 March 2026, 9:55 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The UN’s Economic and Social Commission for West Asia assesses that the conflict has already caused some $63 billion in economic losses across the Arab region. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Detained Staff In Yemen
Saturday, 28 March 2026, 9:38 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Under no circumstances can UN personnel be detained, much less charged with crimes, for undertaking their vital work on behalf of the Yemeni people. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Sudan; (2) Haiti
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 10:09 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The UN Human Rights Office continues to document attacks on markets, energy and water infrastructure and health facilities. Health care facilities and health workers are specifically protected against attack. More >>
Gangs Expand Reach In Haiti Amid Persistent Deadly Violence – UN Human Rights Office Report
Wednesday, 25 March 2026, 9:47 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Gangs have terrorized the population by killing and kidnapping people, trafficking children, stealing at illegal checkpoints, extorting money from businesses, and destroying and ransacking public and private properties. More >>
Civilians Bear Brunt Of Reckless War In The Middle East, Says Türk
Friday, 20 March 2026, 10:04 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
In addition to the prevailing risk of harm, the cumulative impact of hostilities in Iran is contributing to disruptions in electricity supply, and shortages of essential goods from medicine to infant formula and fuel. More >>
Colombia: Urgent Action Needed To End Widespread Violence Against Human Rights Defenders – UN Report
Friday, 20 March 2026, 9:58 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Between 2016 and 2025, the UN Human Rights Office documented 972 killings of human rights defenders. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On Recent Antisemitic Attacks
Thursday, 19 March 2026, 8:40 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
It is crucial that the authorities take meaningful steps to promptly and fully investigate these abhorrent attacks and bring those responsible to justice. More >>
BRIEFING NOTES: (1) Lebanon;(2) Israel-OPT; (3) Afghanistan
Wednesday, 18 March 2026, 10:12 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk reiterates his call on all parties to take effective measures to ensure the protection of civilians, in line with their obligations under international human rights law and humanitarian law. More >>
Sudan: Türk Appalled By Surge In Deadly Drone Attacks On Civilians In Kordofan And White Nile
Monday, 16 March 2026, 8:28 pm | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Many homes, schools, markets and health facilities were damaged or destroyed in the attacks, compounding the impacts on civilians and local communities. More >>
Comment By UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk On New Anti-LGBT Law In Senegal
Friday, 13 March 2026, 10:26 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk urges the President not to sign the New Anti-LGBT Law into effect, and for authorities to repeal the existing discriminatory law and to uphold the human rights of all in Senegal, without discrimination. More >>
Middle East Crisis Impact On Civilians Reverberates Across Globe – Türk
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 8:36 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Türk also expressed concern about reports of detentions, charges and other forms of repression and intimidation against people in a number of countries, with respect to their expression of opinions around the conflict in the Middle East. More >>
South Sudan: Türk Urges Immediate Ceasefire As War Crimes Fears Mount
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 8:31 am | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The UN Human Rights Chief renewed his call on parties to the conflict to urgently return to dialogue. More >>
