Michelle Bachelet

Increasing crackdown in Cambodia a threat to fundamental human rights: UNHRC

Cambodia - Cambodian government’s increasing crackdown and suppression of political opponents, critics and activists is violating fundamental human rights of…

Rohingya refugee activists targeted, HRW demands action

Bangladesh - Global human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch has urged the Bangladeshi authorities and United Nations Human Rights Council…

• Human rights

US House Democrats urge UN to probe human rights abuse by DHS

In a five-page letter, The Squad (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib) and some group of House…

• Human rights

Over 300 rights groups approach UN demanding ‘decisive action’ against China’s human rights abuses

In an open letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet and other member states, 321…

• Human rights

OCHCR chief says “protests in the US is exposing ‘endemic inequalities’ which has long been ignored”

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet denounced the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Powderhorn…

• Migrant workers

Coronavirus: How migrant workers in India walked miles to reach home amid lockdown

On 23 March, a nationwide lockdown was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contain the spread of Covid-19. Due…