EAM discusses global Human Rights challenges with UN Right Chief

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk in Geneva on Thursday...

UNHR Chief calls for victim-centred implementation in Nepal

United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has called for victim-centred implementation of new transitional...

UN Human Rights Chief calls for "transparent" transition of power

He noted that the transition of power in Bangladesh should be guided by human rights, in line with the country's...

UN rights chief Volker Turk calls for prioritizing women

At a time when women in Afghanistan are denied basic rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights,...

India refutes UN Rights Chief's concerns regarding LS polls

India has strongly refuted the "unwarranted" concerns raised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...

UN's Volker Turk launches new Human Rights path of solutions

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk launched new Human Rights solutions on Monday and...

UN Human Rights chief alarmed by abuses against Afghans

Pakistan ordered undocumented foreigners, including Afghans residing in Pakistan, to leave the country by a deadline...

Both Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes: UN Rights Chief

Both Hamas and Israel have committed "war crimes" in the past month, the United Nations Human Rights chief Volker...

UN urges states to defuse “powder keg” situation in Israel, OPT

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday issued an urgent plea to all states with influence to...

UN Rights Chief condemns Israel for ordering “full siege” on Gaza

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights have condemned the decision of Israel to order a "full...

UN calls on Taliban to halt flogging, executions in Afghanistan

Human Rights Chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Fiona Frazer, in a statement said the Taliban's...

UN rights chief condemns Russia's "senseless" war in Ukraine

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has condemned Russia's "senseless" invasion of Ukraine...