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U.N.'s Bachelet condemns Brazil rights abuses, president's rally against judiciary
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe United Nation's Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned Brazilian...
U.N. rights chief's tenure ends in disappointment for some China activists
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMichelle Bachelet, once a political detainee under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and a doctor...
U.N.'s Bachelet calls on Putin to halt armed attacks on Ukraine
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGENEVA (Reuters) - UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Russian President Vladimir...
UN cites China for 'serious human rights violations' in its treatment of Uyghur Muslims
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGENEVA — China's discriminatory detention of Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim ethnic groups in the...
China lobbying behind scenes at UN to block Xinjiang rights report's publication, document shows
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoChina has been lobbying behind the scenes at the UN's top human rights body to block the publication...
Arbitrary detention widespread in Russian-held parts of Ukraine - UN rights chief
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGENEVA (Reuters) -Arbitrary detention of civilians has become widespread in parts of Ukraine held by...
Bangladesh PM tells UN that Myanmar must take Rohingya back
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBangladesh's leader told a visiting U.N. official on Wednesday that hundreds of thousands of ethnic...
UN rights chief to follow up on abuse concerns about China
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe top United Nations human rights official said Friday that his office will continue reaching out...
UN rights chief hints report on Xinjiang may miss deadline
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe outgoing U.N. human rights chief suggested Thursday that her office may not make good on her...
IOC publishes rights strategy months after Beijing Olympics
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoThe IOC approved its human rights strategy on Friday, completing a years-long process months after...