UNHRC calls for restraint ahead of Sri Lanka protest

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Ahead of what is expected to be a large demonstration in Colombo on Saturday, the...

Bachelet calls for impartial probe into Uzbekistan protest death

New York [US], July 6 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called for a...

HRC holds debate on rights of Afghan women

Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): The Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday held an urgent debate on the human...

Under fire Bachelet steers away from second term

Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding her recent China visit, United Nations High...

Rights groups call for sacking of Bachelet after sham China visit

Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): As many as 230 human rights advocacy groups have called for the immediate...

UK slams China's failure to grant unfettered access to Xinjiang

London [UK], May 31 (ANI): The Chinese authorities did not provide unfettered access to Xinjiang during UN High...

US concerned over China manipulating visit of UN rights chief

Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): The United States on Sunday expressed concern over Beijing's efforts to restrict...

Rights group term Bachelet's Xinjiang visit as political win

Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has expressed disappointment with the UN...

Pro Uyghur group slams UN rights chief's Xinjiang visit

Munich [Germany], May 29 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has expressed its serious disappointment in the...

UN's Bachelet faces flak over China visit

Guangzhou [China], May 29 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday...

Xi defends China during talks with UN human rights chief

Beijing [China], May 25 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has defended his government's record over the abuse of...

Bachelet must address rights abuses in Xinjiang: Rights group

Beijing [China], May 24 (ANI): As the UN's long-awaited trip got underway, the rights group urged the United Nations...