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Uyghur rights groups urge UN member states to appoint credible, impartial
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], July 28 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress along with other human rights groups urged the UN member states to give the position of the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to someone who will be a credible, impartial and courageous champion of human rights around the world.
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UN rights chief calls for 'transparent' probe into deaths during Uzbekista
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 6 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called for a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into the deaths of at least 18 people during clashes at protests in the Uzbek region of Karakalpakstan last Friday.
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UN rights chief's first visit to China seems to be 'wasted historic opport
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 27 (ANI): The recent visit of the UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet to China could be a golden chance to investigate the human rights situation in areas like Xinjiang and Tibet and to hold Beijing accountable for its abuses against Uyghurs and Tibetans, but it seems tha
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Chinese propaganda at UNHRC and Michelle Bachelet's embarrassing trip to X
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): In a series of events in the last one month, China has managed to fool the international community, and specifically the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC).
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Afghanistan facing 'the darkest moments' in a generation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 16 (ANI): The UN rights chief has raised concerns about the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, stating that its people are experiencing some of "the darkest moments" in a generation.
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UN rights chief not to seek second term after criticism over China visit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding her recent China visit, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has decided not to seek another term after the present term was marred by criticism of her response to Beijing's alleged rights vi
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Rights groups call for sacking of Bachelet after sham China visit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): As many as 230 human rights advocacy groups have called for the immediate resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights after she "whitewashed" the Chinese government's human rights atrocities during her recent visit to China.
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Looks like UN is in bed with communist China: Rights group on Bachelet's C
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 2 (ANI): Pro Uyghur groups are calling for the resignation of the UN rights chief, stating that she failed to denounce the repression of Uyghurs, during her six-days trip to China.
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Human Rights Groups demand resignation of UN rights chief, term her China
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): A Human Rights group has demanded the resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet stating that she insulted the Uyghur victims of genocide and failed her duty as High Commissioner.
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US slams China for 'restricting, manipulating' UN human rights chief's vis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 29 (ANI): The United States on Sunday expressed concern over Beijing's efforts to restrict and manipulate the visit of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and her team to China that "did not enable a complete and independent assessment of the human
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Pro Uyghur group slams UN rights chief's Xinjiang visit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 29 (ANI): The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has expressed its serious disappointment in the outcomes of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet's visit to China, including a trip to Xinjiang.
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UN's rights chief faces flak as she concludes China visit
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Guangzhou [China], May 29 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday wrapped up her six-day China visit amid widespread criticism after she said this trip was "not an investigation" but insisted she spoke with "candour" during her meetings with Chi
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