Michelle Bachelet

UPDATED:EU, responding to UN report, condemns rights violations in China

BRUSSELS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The European Commission, responding to a U.N. report that China may have committed crimes against humanity in its Xinjiang region, said on Thursday that it…

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UN rights chief’s tenure ends in disappointment for China activists

GENEVA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Michelle Bachelet, once a political detainee under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and a doctor for tortured children, pledged to be the champion of victims when…

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U.N. human-rights chief due to arrive in China for historic visit

BEIJING/GENEVA, May 23 (Reuters) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet begins a visit to China on Monday, the first trip by a holder of the…

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UN rights chief says many Ukraine abuses may amount to war crimes

GENEVA, May 12 (Reuters) - The UN Human Rights chief said on Thursday that a thousand bodies had been recovered in the area of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in recent…

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U.N. calls for release of political prisoners held in Belarus

GENEVA, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief said on Thursday that nearly 1,100 activists, opposition members and journalists are being detained on "politically motivated charges" in Belarus and called for…

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U.N. rights chief urges Belarus neighbours to protect asylum-seekers

The United Nations human rights chief called on Belarus’ neighbours to protect asylum seekers after four people died near the Polish border earlier this week amid a surge in illegal…

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UN human rights chief warns of women’s rights complacency

Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has warned against complacency on women’s rights at an event marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration, a landmark agenda…

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U.N. expresses ‘serious concerns’ overdue process in Egypt, following mass-arrests

The UN human rights chief has expressed “serious concerns” over reports of a lack of due process, after authorities in Egypt made widespread arrests during protests last week. In a…

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U.N. laments “international indifference” to rising death toll in Syria

Air strikes by the Syrian government and its allies on schools, hospitals, markets and bakeries have killed at least 103 civilians in the past 10 days, including 26 children, U.N.…

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