UN Accuses Honduras Security Forces of Abuses
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has accused Honduran security forces of extrajudicial executions, disappearances, and torture during 2025.
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UN Warns of Israel's Demographic Changes in Palestine
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned that Israeli military operations and settlement expansion in Gaza and the West Bank indicate an effort to permanently alter the demographic landscape of Palestine.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Condemns Catastrophic Situation in Gaza
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, with Palestinians continuing to die from Israeli fire, cold, hunger, and treatable diseases.
Iran Demands International Intervention After Minab Girls' School Incident
Iranian diplomacy has accused the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights of inaction following a Saturday attack at a girls' school in Minab, which reportedly resulted in 180 casualties, and demands international intervention.
UN Accuses Israel of Seeking Permanent Demographic Change in Palestinian Territories
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights states that Israel's actions in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip aim to impose "permanent demographic change" in these Palestinian territories.
UN High Commissioner Declares Violence Against Women a 'Global Emergency'
Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has labeled violence against women a 'global emergency,' citing approximately 50,000 femicides worldwide in 2024, mostly by family members.
Greek Foreign Minister Meets UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis met with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in Geneva to discuss support for the Global Alliance initiative.