Visa refusal for UN human rights staff in Palestine part of wider ‘worrying trend’: Bachelet
Aug 31, 2022, at 08:15 pm
New York: UN Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has deplored Israel’s refusal to grant visas for her staff in the occupied Palestinian territory, according to a statement issued on Tuesday.
UN’s Bachelet concerned over Ukraine orphans ‘deported’ to Russia for adoption
Jun 17, 2022, at 11:00 pm
New York: The UN’s top rights official expressed her concern on Wednesday at reports that Ukrainian children have been “forcibly deported” from the country’s embattled eastern regions, and taken to Russia for adoption.
Rights chief Bachelet backs call for greater women’s role in disarmament talks
Apr 22, 2022, at 11:21 pm
New York: Disarmament research agency UNIDIR called on Thursday for more women to take their rightful place in international security discussions – a move that’s been warmly welcomed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
UN’s Bachelet hails ‘millions of voices’ tackling racial discrimination
Mar 29, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New York: More than two decades after the signing of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (PoA) – the UN’s blueprint to tackle racism and other forms of discrimination –UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday, hailed the “millions of voices around the globe” who’ve made it their mission to eradicate the scourge, while also noting that more work needs to be done.
Bachelet condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan
Nov 19, 2021, at 04:52 pm
New York: At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom were reportedly shot dead on Wednesday, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Bachelet: Right to social security, matter of ‘the utmost urgency’
Nov 02, 2021, at 11:13 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday that the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, and the changing world of work, makes the right to social security for all, “a matter of the utmost urgency.”
Bachelet calls for major re-think over impact of sanctions on human rights
Sep 18, 2021, at 12:13 am
New York: Unilateral and coercive sanctions imposed by governments can create severe and undue suffering for innocent people who bear no responsibility for alleged misconduct, the UN rights chief warned the Human Rights Council on Thursday.
Iraq: Put torture prevention laws into practice, urges Bachelet
Aug 04, 2021, at 06:56 pm
New York: Although laws in Iraq criminalize torture and set out procedural safeguards to prevent it, a new report released on Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), makes clear that the practice continues in jails throughout the country.
UN rights chief Bachelet condemns Tanzania election violence
Nov 11, 2020, at 03:48 pm
New York: The people of Tanzania should be allowed to express grievances “without fear of reprisals” after nationwide elections, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday.
Greater equality a ‘prerequisite’ for overcoming global crises: Bachelet
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:00 pm
New York: In reviewing, assessing and acknowledging the effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, enslavement and colonialism, the groundbreaking Durban World Conference of 2001, represented a “milestone” in the common fight against racism, xenophobia and related intolerance, the UN human rights chief said on Monday.
Bachelet renews call for accountability in Philippines war on illegal drugs
Jul 01, 2020, at 05:27 pm
New York/IBNS: The Human Rights Council should consider supporting new accountability measures against perpetrators of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines’ so-called war on illegal drugs, the UN’s top rights official said on Tuesday.
UN’s Bachelet addresses progress and setbacks in human rights worldwide
Oct 16, 2019, at 09:33 am
New York: The world is undeniably facing rising challenges to multilateralism, however work can be done with Member States to strengthen the agreement of the landmark Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UN’s top rights official told the committee charged with tackling social, humanitarian and cultural issues, on Tuesday.
Jun 23, 2019, at 03:39 pm
New York, June 23 (IBNS): Speaking at the end of the first-ever official mission to Venezuela by a UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet called on the Government to release all those detained for peacefully protesting and announced that a team from her office would remain in Caracas to monitor the human rights situation.
Cameroon: Clear ‘window of opportunity’ to solve crises rooted in violence - Bachelet
May 07, 2019, at 09:06 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): The UN human rights chief on Monday welcomed Cameroon’s willingness to cooperate over finding workable solutions to “major human rights and humanitarian crises”, caused by months of serious unrest and violence across the west and north of the country.
Apr 10, 2019, at 07:37 am
New York, Apr 10 (IBNS): Sudan’s authorities have an “over-arching responsibility” to protect protesters, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday, amid reports that 70 people have died in the latest anti-Government clashes.
Apr 04, 2019, at 08:23 am
New York, Apr 4 (IBNS): With the end of the UN’s peacekeeping presence in Haiti in sight, the UN’s human rights chief told the Security Council on Wednesday that the country now stands “at the crossroads between peacekeeping and development”, urging all concerned parties to continue building on progress made, or “risk losing it” altogether.
Mar 07, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York, Mar 7 (IBNS): Inequality continues to drive rights violations everywhere, but some countries have made significant progress in tackling the problem, not least in women’s rights, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
More urgency needed to help increasing numbers ‘locked out’, before 2030, says UN’s Bachelet
Jan 17, 2019, at 12:23 pm
New York, Jan 17 (IBNS): Many countries are failing to protect and promote the interests of all their people – despite pledging to do so in 2016 – the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
DR Congo elections: ‘Excessive use of force’ in campaign must be avoided, says Bachelet
Dec 15, 2018, at 09:17 am
New York,Dec 15 (IBNS): Deadly pre-election violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sparked by police reportedly firing live ammunition at opposition supporters, has been condemned by the UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet.
Former Chilean President Bachelet put forward by UN chief as next High Commissioner for Human Rights
Aug 09, 2018, at 09:42 am
New York, Aug 9 (IBNS): She has twice been President of Chile, and on Wednesday, ground-breaking politician and women’s rights champion, Michelle Bachelet was nominated by the United Nations chief António Guterres for the key post of High Commissioner for Human Rights.