Volker Turk appointed new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Sep 09, 2022

New York [US], September 9 : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed on Thursday Volker Turk of Austria as the next United Nations High...

UN rights chief Bachelet decries Taliban's decision to dissolve Human Rights Commission

May 20, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 : UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned Taliban's decision to dissolve the Human Rights Commission and expressed...

UN Human Rights Chief to visit Bangladesh from August 14-17

Aug 12, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], August 12 : UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will conduct an official visit to Bangladesh Sunday, 14 August, upon...

UN Human Rights Commissioner calls for reforms in China amidst human rights concerns in Xinjiang

Jun 18, 2024

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, highlighted the ongoing human rights challenges in China, stressing on the increasing concerns in...

UN Human Rights Office expresses concern over arbitrary arrests in Afghanistan

Mar 30, 2023

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCRR) called on the Taliban to immediately release activists detained for advocating women's rights.

Baloch Human Rights Council calls for UN intervention in Balochistan

Mar 15, 2023

A delegation of the Baloch Human Rights Council submitted two separate petitions addressed to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN High Commissioner...