Highlighting the importance of the work done by human rights defenders including journalists, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Monday

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has visited the notorious Sednaya prison outside Damascus.

Volker Turk has become the first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Syria, where he met with the country’s de facto leader.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Damascus UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk visits Damascus and hold a news conference on the first ever visit of the global body's rights chief to the country.