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UN rights chief urges Syria’s new government to pursue national reconciliation
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has urged Syria’s new government to initiate a comprehensive national reconciliation process to address decades of human rights violations. Speaking in Damascus on Wednesday during the first visit by a UN rights chief to Syria,
UN rights chief arrives in Syria for first ever visit
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived in Syria's capital, Damascus, on Tuesday for the first ever visit of the global body's rights chief to the country.
UN Rights Chief Urges Reconciliation Process in First Syria Visit
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called on Wednesday for a Syrian national reconciliation process to ensure justice for crimes committed over the past five decades of iron-fisted rule by the Assad family.
UN Rights Chief Says Transitional Justice 'Crucial' In Syria
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was "crucial" for Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, during the first-ever visit by someone in his post to the country.
UN rights chief calls for sanctions relief during first Syria visit
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, called for sanctions on Syria to be 'reconsidered' on Wednesday (January 15) during his first ever visit to the country. Could AI-assisted program help badminton players with training?
Syria's de facto leader says country ready to welcome UN forces in buffer zone with Israel
Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday his country is ready to welcome UN forces into the UN established ...
UN human rights chief calls for lifting Western sanctions on Syria as country rebuilds after Assad
The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong ...
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After first-ever visit, UN Syria inquiry commission head hopeful for justice, accountability
Commissioner Hanny Megally says there is marked improvement in evidence protection at detention centers and mass grave sites, ...
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Syria's new government agrees to accept UN peacekeepers to be deployed on border with Israel
The new leadership of Syria is ready to accept a United Nations peacekeeping contingent, which will be deployed on the border ...
UN food agency says some donors are hesitant to fund urgent Syrian aid under the new authorities
The director of the U.N. World Food Program says that some governments are hesitant to boost funding for urgent humanitarian ...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visits Damascus’ Sednaya prison
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has visited the notorious Sednaya prison outside Damascus.
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UN rights chief says atrocities committed during Assad’s regime must not be repeated
I can only hope from the bottom of my heart that this is a lesson for the world that we must never allow such cruelties to ...
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UN Rights Chief In Historic Meeting In Syria’s With Caretaker Authority In Damascus
Calling for “an urgent reconsideration” of ongoing sanctions on Syria “with a view to lifting them”, the UN rights chief said that considering their impact on the lives of the Syrian ...
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Qatar hails new Syrian administration's moves, Amir to visit Damascus soon: Prime Minister
Damascus:Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said that ...
Sednaya Prison: A Haunting Legacy of Assad's Brutality, Says UN Official
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk visited the notorious Sednaya prison near Damascus, describing it as ...