Tag: UN Rights Chief

UN rights chief urges immediate, transformative action to uproot racism

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 29 (APP): The United Nations human rights chief has urged countries around the world to take action to root out systemic racism against people of African descent on Monday, as she released a report calling for measures to dismantle discrimination and for sweeping changes to policing, as well as reparations. “The status… Continue reading UN rights chief urges immediate, transformative action to uproot racism

UN rights chief appeals for de-escalation amid alarming situation In Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel

UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (APP):Ahead of Sunday’s emergency United Nations Security Council meeting to address the escalating violence between Israel and the Palestinians, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet appealed to all sides to take steps to de-escalate the increasingly alarming situation in the region. “Over the past 10 days, the situation in… Continue reading UN rights chief appeals for de-escalation amid alarming situation In Occupied Palestinian Territory, Israel

UN rights chief, genocide aide grimly warn Myanmar against ‘shameful, cowardly’ attacks on protesters

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 28 (APP): Two senior UN officials denounced on Sunday, “systematic” attacks on peaceful demonstrators in Myanmar and flagged that the international community has a responsibility to protect the people from atrocities. Following another day of widespread bloodshed by the Myanmar military, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and… Continue reading UN rights chief, genocide aide grimly warn Myanmar against ‘shameful, cowardly’ attacks on protesters

Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, warns UN rights chief

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 22 (APP):Reports of artillery strikes on civilians and mass killings of non-combatants in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, must be investigated and full access granted to independent investigators, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Tuesday. The appeal by the High Commissioner for Human Rights follows seven weeks of conflict in northern Ethiopia between central… Continue reading Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, warns UN rights chief

UN rights chief ‘dismayed’ at arrests of activists in India, restrictions on NGOs

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 20 (APP):The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday expressed her dismay over India’s crackdown on human rights activists and non-governmental organizations. In a statement issued in Geneva, she appealed to New Delhi to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders and NGOs, and their ability to carry… Continue reading UN rights chief ‘dismayed’ at arrests of activists in India, restrictions on NGOs

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