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INTERVIEW: ‘Defend the people, not the States’, says outgoing UN human rights chief

INTERVIEW: ‘Defend the people, not the States’, says outgoing UN human rights chief

Aug 16, 2018, at 08:46 am

New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): For four years, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has been taking governments across the world to task, exposing human rights violations and robustly advocating for the rights of victims.

‘Pioneering’ former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet officially appointed new UN human rights chief

‘Pioneering’ former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet officially appointed new UN human rights chief

Aug 11, 2018, at 08:37 am

New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): After a vote on Friday by the United Nations General Assembly in New York, former two-time President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, hailed a “pioneer” by the UN Secretary-General, has officially been appointed as High Commissioner for Human Rights, effective from 1 September.

Human rights chief calls for international probe on Venezuela, following ‘shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings’

Human rights chief calls for international probe on Venezuela, following ‘shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings’

Jun 23, 2018, at 08:03 am

New York, June 23 (IBNS): In Venezuela, “credible, shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings” and impunity for perpetrators, indicate that the rule of law “is virtually absent”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday, in a call for an international inquiry into the alleged violations.