UN High Commissioner for Human Rights reports 184 killed in Haiti by gangs, government struggles to contain violence.

GENEVA: Close to 200 people were killed in brutal weekend violence in Haiti's capital, the United Nations said on Monday, ...

Haiti’s death toll this year has hit startling levels after gangs ordered the revenge killing of at least 184 people over the ...

The U.N. human rights chief called on Monday for accountability for perpetrators of abuse under toppled Syrian president ...

UN human rights chief Volker Turk said that whoever engages in any military activity in the Golan Heights, civilians must be spared, and that Syria’s sovereignty must be restored. Turk was ...

FRANCE 24 spoke to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk about the end of the Assad regime, brought down by a lightning offensive led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ...

Political transition in Syria should "ensure accountability for perpetrators of serious violations," says UN rights chief ...

A Haitian gang leader reportedly ordered the murder of elderly people based on advice from a voodoo priest, sparking a ...

Assad's fall as Syrian president must be followed by accountability for him and others behind the horrific crimes committed during his rule, the UN insisted on Monday.

GENEVA -- United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Monday urged Syrian parties to engage in an inclusive dialogue to advance the country's transition process.