The head of the United Nations human rights office called on Friday for Syria's interim authorities to ensure accountability ...

A previous high-level meeting on the subject, held in September 2014 during a UNGA session, was hosted by the South Korean and U.S. governments along with the Office of the United Nations High ...

Srilanka, June 24 -- Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, held a meeting with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Prime Minister's Office yesterday.

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is one of the most difficult jobs at the international body. On the one hand, some UN member-states are corrupt… ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input regarding Human Rights Council Resolution 49/20 on the rights of the child and social protection. This submission reflects Human Rights ...

Submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on good practices and challenges to strengthen the fulfilment of the right to social security ...

Please join the CSIS Human Rights Initiative for an armchair conversation with Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the occasion of his first official visit to Washington ...

Credit: Flickr/ sanjitbakshi Subscribe for ads-free reading Michelle Bachelet brought disrepute and discredit to the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. While she ...

OHCHR is mandated by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to promote and protect the enjoyment and full realization of human rights for all people. These rights are established in the “Charter of ...

4. The Economic and Social Council may decide, after hearing the views of the High Commissioner on the subject, to establish an advisory committee on refugees, which shall consist of representatives ...

DELIVERED BY Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights At Human Rights Council 49th Session LOCATION – Geneva Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council ...