Michelle Bachelet
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Rights groups call for inquiries into Uyghur abuses in China after damning UN report
Governments urged to launch formal investigations after UN findings on treatment of Muslims in XinjiangGovernm…
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UN human rights chief could not speak to detained Uyghurs or families during Xinjiang visit
Michelle Bachelet says she was supervised by China officials throughout six-day visit that critics have called…
- Asia Pacific, China, Human rights, Islam, Law, Michelle Bachelet, Religion, United Nations, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
UN human rights chief to forgo second term amid China trip criticism
Michelle Bachelet, strongly criticised over Xinjiang visit, cites personal reasons for decisionThe United Nati…
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West demands publication of UN’s long-awaited Xinjiang report
Michelle Bachelet’s report on alleged rights abuses in China’s Uyghur region remains under wraps despite recen…
- Asia Pacific, China, Human rights, Michelle Bachelet, United Nations, Uyghurs, World news, Xi Jinping, Xinjiang
Xi Jinping defends China’s human rights record to visiting UN commissioner
Leader warns against using issue as ‘excuse to interfere in internal affairs of other countries’ as Michelle B…
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UN rights chief’s visit to China will be held in ‘closed loop’, Beijing says
Michelle Bachelet begins trip amid fears that authorities will use Covid restrictions as cover to limit her ac…
- Asia Pacific, China, Human rights, Michelle Bachelet, Religion, United Nations, US news, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
UN human rights commissioner criticised over planned Xinjiang visit
Exclusive: Politicians accuse China of organising a ‘Potemkin-style tour’ for Michelle BacheletA group of 40 p…
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UN human rights chief to visit China, including Xinjiang, in May
Michelle Bachelet’s announcement comes as 192 groups call for release of long-postponed report into regionThe …
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Taliban assure UN over safety and security of humanitarian workers
Written assurances also say aid agencies will be able to operate independently of government and will be free …
- Afghanistan, Michelle Bachelet, South and Central Asia, Taliban, United Nations, US news, World news
Taliban told that Afghan government installed by force will go unrecognised
Military takeover of Kabul will cast insurgents as ‘global pariahs’ warns US ambassador as more towns fallA US…
- Alexei Navalny, China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Human rights, Michelle Bachelet, Russia, United Nations, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
UN warns of worst ‘cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes’
Rights chief calls for concerted global action, citing recent violations in China, Russia and EthiopiaThe UN r…
- Global development, Governance, Human rights, Michelle Bachelet, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, United Nations, World news
Sri Lanka at ‘tipping point’ with risk of return to past atrocities, activists warn
Civil rights groups say situation ‘getting worse on a daily basis’ as UN human rights chief expresses alarm ov…