UN rights chief seeks 'meaningful access' to Xinjiang this year

Jun 22, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 : UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said that she hopes to agree on terms with China...

Human Rights Groups demand resignation of UN rights chief, term her China visit an insult to Uyghur victims

May 30, 2022

Washington [US], May 30 : A Human Rights group has demanded the resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet stating that she...

UN investigates attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, says human rights chief

Oct 30, 2024

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk met interim government Chief Adviser, Muhammad Yunus, and other advisers, civil society member, students

No "gross violation" of human rights in India, says NHRC chief

Sep 16, 2023

The NHRC chairperson was referring to some foreign agencies taking up Human Rights violations in India at the international level.

UN: Rights chief Bachelet's credibility at stake as China visit nears

May 21, 2022

New York [US], May 21 : Ahead of the much-anticipated visit of the UN Rights chief to China, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said...

UN rights chief alarmed at death sentences by Myanmar military courts

Dec 03, 2022

At least seven university students were sentenced to death by a military court on 30 November, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner...