Foreign relations of Jordan

Turkey has issued a strongly worded response to U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein after he penned a report calling on Ankara to immediately lift the state of emergency, accusing him of relegating "the U.N. body under his administration into a position of collaborating with terrorist organizations."

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó  urges UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein, to resign, Focus reports. During his speech in Geneva, the commissioner publicly accused Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban of xenophobia and racism, writes Magyar Hirlap.

The U.N. human rights chief called on Iran on Wednesday to rein in security forces to avoid further violence and respect the right of protesters to freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly./ Reuters

The U.N. decried on Aug. 8 "widespread and systematic use of excessive force" against demonstrators in Venezuela, saying security forces and pro-government groups were responsible for at least 73 protester deaths.

The top United Nations human rights official has criticised Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May for her election campaign remarks suggesting that laws could be overturned if they stymied the fight against terrorism.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein voiced deep concern on May 1 at mass arrests, sackings and the renewal of the state of emergency in Turkey, saying terror should not be tackled at the expense of human rights.

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said in a statement on March 10 that Turkey had "contested the veracity of the very serious allegations." 

The U.N. rights chief on Jan. 29 expressed alarm at new allegations of child abuse by foreign peacekeepers in the troubled Central African Republic, including cases involving European Union troops.

The U.N.'s human rights chief on Dec. 10 condemned rich nations for their indifference to waves of global migration, after new figures showed more than 3,400 people died in the Mediterranean this year trying to reach Europe.