Volker Türk of Austria is the current High Commissioner for Human Rights, and took up his duties 17 October 2022. He was appointed as High Commissioner for Human Rights by the United Nations Secretary-General, following the General Assembly’s approval on 8 September 2022.

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is the leading United Nations entity in the field of human rights, with a unique mandate to promote and protect all human rights for all people.

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is the leading United Nations entity in the field of human rights, with a unique mandate to promote and protect all human rights for all people.

The New York Office represents the High Commissioner at United Nations Headquarters in New York and promotes the integration of human rights in policy processes and activities undertaken by inter-governmental and inter-agency bodies at the United Nations.

6 days ago · United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ... the UN human rights office, OHCHR, reported. Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said OHCHR has documented summary executions of at least 12 people by the M23 between 26 and 28 ... and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, ...

The lead on protecting peoples’ human rights is taken by the UN’s human rights office, officially the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The entity is responsible to promote and protect the human rights of all citizens, in cooperation with – or sometimes vis-à-vis – their governments.

Jan 11, 2025 · Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), department of the United Nations (UN) created to aid and protect human rights. The UN General Assembly Resolution 48/141 created the OHCHR in its present form in 1993.

On this Human Rights Day, under the universal call to action "Stand Up for Human rights," the UN and change agents worldwide aim to celebrate the potential of youth as constructive agents...

Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights and Head, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in New York

The mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is to work for the protection of all human rights for all people; to help empower people to realize their rights; and to assist those responsible for upholding such rights in …