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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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'All-out assault on democracy' in Maldives: UN Rights Chief
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 07 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday said the declaration of a state of emergency in the Maldives "is an all-out assault on democracy."
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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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UN rights chief says Trump, other populist politicians follow Islamic Stat
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Sept. 6 (ANI): United Nations human rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein in a scathing attack on populist politicians, including United States Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump and Dutch leader Geert Wilders, said that they had similarities to the ideology espoused by th
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