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Iran: ‘The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop,’ UN rights chief says

·January 13, 2026·2 min read

Volker Türk urged the authorities to immediately halt all forms of violence and repression against peaceful protestors and to restore full access to the internet and telecommunications. “The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop, and the labelling of protesters as ‘terrorists’ to justify violence against them is unacceptable,” he said. Demands for change being repressed Since 28 December, citizens have...

Iran: UN human rights chief ‘deeply disturbed’ by protest-related violence

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·January 10, 2026·1 min read

In a statement issued on Friday, Volker Türk said he was “deeply disturbed” by the violence reported over nearly two weeks of demonstrations, stressing that those responsible for any violations must be held to account in line with international human rights standards. People took to the streets of the capital,...

Human Rights Council elects Indonesian candidate President for 2026

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·January 9, 2026·1 min read

Under Council rules, presidents are appointed to serve for one year by the body’s 47 Member States, based in Geneva. Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro will now lead proceedings at the UN forum after his nomination as the sole candidate of the Asia-Pacific group, whose turn it was to propose a...

West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights

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·January 8, 2026·1 min read

The report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, documents what it describes as a decades-long system of discrimination that has sharply intensified since at least December 2022. ‘Systematic asphyxiation’ of rights Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said the findings reveal “a systematic asphyxiation of the...

Venezuela’s people must be heard, insists UN human rights chief

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·January 6, 2026·3 min read

The US action made “all States less safe around the world”, said Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the High Commissioner. Speaking to journalists in Geneva, Ms. Shamdasani rejected the US justification for its intervention on the grounds of the Venezuelan Government’s “longstanding and appalling” human rights record. “Accountability for human rights...

Drop draft proposals on death penalty for Palestinians, UN rights chief urges Israel

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·January 2, 2026·1 min read

High Commissioner Volker Türk said the series of draft proposals before Israel’s Knesset raise grave concerns over discrimination, due process violations, and breaches of international human rights and humanitarian law. “When it comes to the death penalty, the United Nations is very clear, and opposes it under all circumstances,” he...

How climate change is threatening human rights

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·December 26, 2025·8 min read

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk echoed this message in Geneva earlier this year and posed a question before the Human Rights Council: “Are we taking the steps needed to protect people from climate chaos, safeguard their futures and manage natural resources in ways that respect human rights...

Civilians at risk amid escalating Thailand-Cambodia conflict: UN rights chief

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·December 21, 2025·1 min read

“I am alarmed by reports that areas around villages and cultural sites are being struck by fighter jets, drones, and artillery,” he said. “Under international humanitarian law, it is very clear that protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure is paramount.” Renewed fighting Since fighting reignited on 7 December,...

‘We won’t stop’: Afghan women keep businesses alive despite sweeping rights abuses

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·December 11, 2025·5 min read

For many, running a small business has become the only viable path to earning an income – and a way to support other women who have lost their jobs. With help from the UN, these entrepreneurs are keeping their livelihoods going, often in the face of intense social pressure and...

Syria: Effort to buttress human rights since Assad’s fall, ‘only the beginning of what needs to be done’

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·December 6, 2025·1 min read

OHCHR is calling for more action to end the violence and achieve justice. “While the interim authorities have taken encouraging steps towards addressing past violations, these steps are only the beginning of what needs to be done,” spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheethan told journalists in Geneva. Summary executions and arbitrary killing Since last December, Syria’s interim authorities have established national commissions for transitional justice and missing persons, among other measures. A draft...

Syria: Hope emerges amid ongoing human rights challenges

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·December 4, 2025·4 min read

Coinciding with the anniversary of the collapse of the former regime, “things are improving,” Mohammad Al Nsour, Chief of the Middle East and North Africa Section at OHCHR told UN News. “Every time we go to Damascus, we can see the change.” OHCHR – blocked from operating inside Syria for...

Crackdown on Palestinian civil society is reaching alarming levels, warns UN human rights office

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·December 3, 2025·1 min read

Israeli security forces raided the organisation’s offices in Ramallah and Hebron on 1 December, vandalising property and detaining staff. According to OHCHR, people present in the buildings were blindfolded, handcuffed and made to kneel or lie on the floor for several hours. Eight men were detained. The union (UAWC) is licensed under Palestinian law and has supported farmers and...