Interim Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib meets with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk ...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged Syria’s new government to initiate a comprehensive national ...

The death toll in Gaza has reached over 46,600, according to recent figures from the Gaza health ministry. According to their ...

Human Rights First is pleased to announce that Scott Busby, a distinguished expert and advocate with over 30 years of experience in human rights, refugee protection, and migration issues, has joined ...

The human rights record of The Gambia will be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the fourth time on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, in a ...

The events of 2024 have shown that even in the darkest times there are those who dare to resist oppression and demonstrate the courage to seek progress, said Tirana Hassan, executive director at Human ...

KYIV – As the full-scale war in Ukraine approaches its fourth year, the United Nations and partners today launch twin humanitarian and refugee response plans for 2025, appealing for US$3.32 billion to ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office postponed a cabinet meeting to approve a cease-fire and hostage release ...

Agreement outlines temporary halt to 15 months of bloodshed that has left 46,000 Palestinians dead and return of hostages to families ...

Israeli authorities and Hamas agreed to a multi-phase ceasefire on January 15, 2025, that includes the entry into Gaza of ...

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv calling for the release of the hostages embraced as news of the agreement spread, while thousands ...

The UN rights chief calls for sanctions relief as he visits Syria for the first time::::Damascus, Syria ::Volker Turk, United ...