Michelle Bachelet Appointed New UN Human Rights Chief
After a vote on Friday by the United Nations General Assembly in New York, former two-time President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, has officially been appointed as High Commissioner for Human…
Michelle Bachelet to Replace Zeid as UN Human Rights Chief
The UN Secretary General António Guterres has decided to appoint Michelle Bachelet as the next head of human rights when the current incumbent Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein retires next month.…
UN Calls on Saudi Arabia to Release Jailed Human Rights Defenders
Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an end to the ban on women driving – the United…
UN Experts Urge India to Revise New Anti-Trafficking Bill
India must revise planned new legislation to tackle trafficking in persons to ensure the measures it proposes are in line with international human rights law, two UN experts* said Monday.…
UN Experts to Release Report on Human Rights Violations in Myanmar
United Nations human rights experts have concluded a five-day visit to Bangladesh, where they met newly arrived Rohingya refugees from Rakhine State, Myanmar, in the final weeks before the publication…
UN Experts Urge Myanmar to Release Reuters Journalists
UN human rights experts* on Wednesday expressed grave concern after a court in Myanmar officially charged two Reuters journalists under the 1923 Official Secrets Act in connection with their investigations…