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China restricting basic freedoms on pretext of national security, says UN
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): As China continues to impose crackdowns on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang and people of Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law, United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday said that Beijing was restricting basic civil and po
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Deep-seated grievances in US must be addressed: UN over George Floyd's dea
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 4 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday called on the US administration to condemn racism unequivocally and truly address inequalities.
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Israel freezes ties with UN Rights Chief
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Feb 13 (ANI): Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday (local time) announced that the country is freezing ties with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after the OHCHR published a blacklist of companies cooperating with Jewish settlements in t
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UN Human Rights Chief expresses concern over situation in Bolivia, says it
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Sucre [Bolivia], Nov 17 (ANI): Head of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet on Saturday expressed concern over the crisis in Bolivia saying it could spin out of control.
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UNHRC 'disturbed' about violent protests in HK, calls for restraint and di
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 10 (ANI): UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said she was "disturbed" by incidents of increasing violence associated with the anti-government protests in Hong Kong and urged authorities to respond to any acts of violence with restraint.
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Amazon fires: UN rights chief calls on Amazonian countries to implement lo
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sept 9 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on the South American countries of Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil to ensure the implementation of longstanding environmental policies to prevent future tragedies of the scale of recen
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Brazil accuses UN human rights chief of meddling in state affairs
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Sept 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Wednesday (local time) criticised the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet for her remarks on alleged police violence and erosion of democracy in the South American country.
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UN seeks access to Uighur camps in Xinjiang
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Dec 7 (ANI): The United Nations Human Rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, has sought access to the Uighur camps in China's Xinjiang Province to verify "worrying" reports about human rights violations in the region.
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Michelle Bachelet to be next UN human rights chief
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 9(ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the next human rights chief of the world body.
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UN rights chief urges Iran to defuse tension
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jan 3 (ANI): United Nations Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged the Iranian authorities to handle the wave of protests that have taken place around the country with great care so as not to further inflame violence and unrest.
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UN human rights chief will not seek a second term
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Dec 21 (ANI): United Nations high commissioner for human rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, a staunch critic of United States President Donald Trump has stated that he will not seek a second term.
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UN human rights chief cites 'elements of genocide' in Myanmar's Rohingya c
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 5 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday condemned the brutal attacks at and decades-long discrimination against the Rohingyas, citing they could contain "elements of genocide."
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