high commissioner
noun
: a principal or a high-ranking commissioner
especially
: an ambassadorial representative of the government of one country stationed in another
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Hundreds have been arrested in countries across the Gulf region, according to the United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights, some on allegations of expressing sympathies for Iran’s attacks and for posting images of Iranian bombardments to social media.
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Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Israel has carried out almost daily airstrikes since then, mainly targeting Hezbollah members, but also killing 127 civilians, according to the office of the U.N. high commissioner for human rights.
—Bassem Mroue, Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet was the U.N. high commissioner for human rights between 2018 and 2022.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Elsewhere, the United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, has condemned the boat strikes.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
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Jane Lytvynenko, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
Israel has carried out almost daily airstrikes since then, mainly targeting Hezbollah members, but also killing 127 civilians, according to the office of the U.N. high commissioner for human rights.
—Bassem Mroue, Arkansas Online, 20 Dec. 2025
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet was the U.N. high commissioner for human rights between 2018 and 2022.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Advertisement Elsewhere, the United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, has condemned the boat strikes.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
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