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Issued on: 31/08/2022 - 01:33 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, whose term ends Wednesday, will be temporarily replaced by her deputy until her…

GENEVA: The United Nations (UN) human rights chief on Monday condemned the execution of four prisoners, including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, as "cruel and regressive". "I am dismayed that…

Issued on: 28/05/2022 - 17:27 The UN rights envoy on Saturday defended her contentious visit to China, but urged authorities to avoid "arbitrary and indiscriminate" measures…

High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the 49th session of Human Rights Council (HRC) that the country's humanitarian crisis continues to expand as systematic brutality by security forces known as the Tatmadaw, has inflamed pre-existing…

GENEVA: UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet announced on Tuesday (Mar 8) that she has reached an agreement with China for a visit, "foreseen" in May, and said she had already raised with Beijing cases of arrest and detention of…

GENEVA: The UN rights chief on Thursday condemned the Sudanese security forces' use of live ammunition against peaceful demonstrators, after 15 protesters were killed in the bloodiest day since the October 25 coup. UN High Commissioner for…

GENEVA: The top UN human rights official on Friday called on Sudan's military leaders to step back following a coup, also denouncing the arrest and detention of politicians, journalists and protesters. High Commissioner of Human Rights…

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief is calling for a moratorium on the use of artificial intelligence technology that poses a serious risk to human rights, including face-scanning systems that track people in public spaces. Michelle Bachelet,…

GENEVA: The UN human rights chief warned on Tuesday that she had received credible reports of severe abuses in areas under Taliban control in Afghanistan, including "summary executions" of civilians and security forces who had laid down…