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Activists keep focus on Xinjiang access as UN rights chief preps for China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], April 29 (ANI): The planned visit to China by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights should meet minimum standards to be considered credible, several rights groups have said.
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RSF urges UN to address press freedom issue during upcoming visit to China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 28 (ANI): Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to address the country's dire state of press freedom during her upcoming mission to China in May.
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Humanitarian crisis deepens in Ukraine as Russian attacks enter 2nd month
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 24 (ANI): The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to deteriorate even as the conflict that began on February 24 with the Russian announcement of "special military operations" is set to enter its second month.
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UN report urges immediate intl effort to stem violence in Myanmar
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], March 16 (ANI): The international community must take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in Myanmar, where the military has engaged in systematic and widespread human rights violations and abuses - some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes aga
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Afghan women portrayed as victims, not passive bystanders: UN rights chief
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 11 (ANI): As the world mark International Women's Day this week, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has underlined the need to empower women in Afghanistan, saying that they are "not passive bystanders" and should contribute to the future of th
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UN human rights chief to visit Xinjiang in May
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 9 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is set to visit China in May, including a trip to Xinjiang, after reaching an agreement with Beijing.
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1,207 casualties recorded in Ukraine since beginning of Russia's armed att
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 7 (ANI): The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Ukraine has recorded 1,207 civilian casualties, including 406 killed and 801 injured people, since Russia's military operation began in the Eastern European country.
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At UN rights council, Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 4 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said Russia's military attack on Ukraine has "opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history".
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Blinken: Chinese govt continues to commit 'genocide' in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 1 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday called on the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to publish its report on the situation concerning human rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang and said that the Chinese government continues to commit 'genocide' in the
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UN chief meets Xi Jinping, says he expects China to allow credible visit o
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 6 (ANI): The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 2022 Winter Olympics and expressed his expectation that the contacts between the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Chinese
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UN raises alarm over 'continuing' expulsions of asylum seekers from Libya
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI): Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled from Libya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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UN rights chief describes 'disastrous' human rights situation across occup
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 8 (ANI): The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday that the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has become "disastrous", with severe infringements affecting some four million people.
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