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Palestinians shop at the Zawiya market in Gaza City ahead of Ramadan, February 17, 2026. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)
February 19, 2026, 1:05 pm
UN says Israeli actions raise fear of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza, West Bank; Israel rejects claims
Report from human rights office covers November 2024-October 2025, alleges torture of Palestinian detainees, hundreds of starvation deaths; Israel: UN office demonizes Israel, has no credibility
By Agencies and ToI Staff
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), Volker Turk, speaks during a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 26, 2025. (AP)
February 5, 2026, 1:51 pm
UN human rights agency says it’s in ‘survival mode’ due to funding shortfalls
Chief Volker Turk appeals for $400 million, warns budget cuts ‘untie perpetrators’ hands everywhere; his office last month accused Israel of apartheid in the West Bank; Jerusalem says it has a ‘fixation on vilifying Israel’
By Agencies
People gather outside of an Iranian diplomat's residence to denounce the Iranian government and the recent execution of a protester on December 10, 2022 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
January 19, 2026, 5:58 pm
Soaring Iran executions appear to be a ‘tool of state intimidation,’ UN warns
Rights chief decries ‘systematic use’ of death penalty that reportedly killed 1,500 in Iran last year, pans proposed Israeli law on mandatory sentences for terrorists
By AFP and ToI Staff
Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW: Impact Sessions 2025 in New York City, on September 24, 2025. (ROB KIM / Getty Images via AFP)
January 7, 2026, 1:58 pm
United Nations rights office accuses Israel of West Bank ‘apartheid’
Report says Israeli settlers and Palestinians residing in territory are treated ‘under two distinct bodies of law and policies,’ resulting in unequal practices
By AP and ToI Staff
A supporter of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro carries his portrait during a rally outside the National Assembly in Caracas on January 5, 2026. (Juan BARRETO / AFP)
January 6, 2026, 9:27 pm
US operation in Venezuela undermined international law, UN rights office argues
Spokeswoman calls on international community to speak out against Washington’s actions; Trump says countries not at war, US may subsidize rebuilding oil infrastructure
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Flames and smoke erupt from the site of an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Tair Filsay on November 19, 2025. (Muhammad Zanaty / AFP)
November 25, 2025, 4:07 pm
UN says Israel has killed 127 civilians in Lebanon since ceasefire with Hezbollah
Rights office spokesman calls for ‘prompt and impartial’ investigation, says only civilian fatalities discovered after strike on Ain al-Hilweh that IDF said targeted Hamas facility
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Finance Bezalel Smotrich attends a press conference announcing his plans to approve more than 3,000 housing units in the E1 settlement project between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, August 14, 2025.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 15, 2025, 4:13 pm
UN human rights office: E1 plan is illegal, settling occupied land is a war crime
Germany joins EU, UK, Arab states and rights groups in opposing West Bank construction that finance minister says will ‘bury the idea of a Palestinian state’; Netanyahu still mum
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Lebanese soldiers secure the site of an Israeli drone attack that targeted a vehicle on the international Beirut-Damascus road in the area of Araya, east of Beirut on October 31, 2024 (IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP)
April 15, 2025, 4:29 pm
IDF says it killed Hezbollah special ops commander in drone strike in south Lebanon
Lebanese health ministry says one killed, three wounded, including child; UN urges investigations into Israeli operations that have killed dozens since November’s ceasefire
By Emanuel Fabian, Reuters and ToI Staff
A wounded Palestinian receives medical attention at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, after patients were transported from the Kamal Adwan Hospital, on December 28, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas terror group. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
December 31, 2024, 3:46 pm
UN warns Gaza healthcare system on verge of collapse due to Israeli strikes
Report says attacks have ‘catastrophic effect’ on healthcare, calls Israeli allegations terror groups use medical facilities ‘vague,’ days after IDF arrests hundreds at hospital
By AFP and ToI Staff
Journalists film in front of destroyed buildings in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 9, 2024. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)
October 18, 2024, 10:41 am
UN rights chief claims IDF evacuation orders in northern Gaza may be ‘war crime’
Volker Turk says directives could constitute ‘forcible transfer’ of civilians if not done for strictly military purposes; IDF says dozens of terror operatives killed Thursday
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinians inspect the damage caused by an Israeli airstrike in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, October 4, 2024. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
October 5, 2024, 7:19 pm
Israel says at least 12 of those killed in Tulkarem airstrike were terror operatives
UN decries Thursday’s strike as ‘unlawful,’ while Germany says high number of casualties ‘shocking’; Israel says terrorists were plotting an attack on October 7 anniversary
By Emanuel Fabian and AFP
Families attend the funeral of slain hostage Eden Yerushalmi at a cemetery in Petach Tikva, September 1, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 3, 2024, 10:04 pm
UN Security Council to discuss Gaza hostages after 6 captives ‘summarily executed’
Israeli envoy Danny Danon requests debate, laments it took ‘barbaric, cold-blooded murder’ of 6 hostages to prompt meeting; UN human rights chief calls for probe
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Israeli hostages pictured after their rescue from Hamas captivity in Gaza on June 8, 2024. From left: Shlomi Ziv (IDF); Andrey Kozlov and Almog Meir Jan (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90); and Noa Argamani (Courtesy).
June 12, 2024, 12:34 am
All four rescued hostages released from hospital as UN raises possible ‘war crimes’
Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, Shlomi Ziv clear post-captivity medical tests; rights body says Israel, Hamas may both be responsible for civilian deaths in rescue raid
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A Palestinian security prisoner gestures among supporters and relatives after being released from an Israeli jail in exchange for Israeli hostages freed by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, in Ramallah, the West Bank on November 28, 2023. (Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
March 8, 2024, 4:54 pm
UN torture expert probing alleged Israeli mistreatment of Palestinian detainees
Dr. Alice Jill Edwards says she also raised Hamas atrocities with the Palestinian mission in Geneva and received a ‘disappointing’ reply that showed no empathy for the victims
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Eritrean migrants who oppose and support that country's regime clash in south Tel Aviv, September 2, 2023 (Omer Fichman/Flash90)
September 5, 2023, 5:04 am
UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by injury toll during south Tel Aviv unrest
Volker Turk singles out Israel while expressing dismay at fighting between rival Eritrean groups in various places, orders authorities to avoid hate speech
By AFP
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