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Potential ‘crimes against humanity’ in China’s Xinjiang, UN says

Long-delayed report from UN rights office says abuses against mostly Muslim Uighurs stem from ‘anti-terrorism laws’.

Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2022

The United Nations says crimes against humanity may have happened in China's Xinjiang

The United Nations human rights chief has released a long-delayed report, concluding that "serious" human rights violations have been committed against Uyghurs and other minorities in the region.

WEKU · Sep 1, 2022

United Nations report finds discriminatory detention in Xinjiang may constitute crimes against humanity

The long-awaited report from the UN's human rights office calls for an urgent international response over allegations of torture and other rights violations in Beijing's campaign to root out terrorism.

ABC News · Aug 31, 2022

U.N. rights chief's tenure ends in disappointment for some China activists

Michelle Bachelet, once a political detainee under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and a doctor for tortured children, pledged to be the champion of victims when she became U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in 2018.

Reuters · Aug 31, 2022

Five years into Rohingya crisis, what's the plan?

Myanmar's violent ethnic cleansing programme, which forced roughly a million Rohingya Muslims into Bangladeshi refugee camps, marked its fifth anniversary yesterday.

Bangkok Post · Aug 25, 2022

UN rights chief under ‘tremendous pressure’ over Xinjiang report

Michelle Bachelet says she has faced pressure over a report on the rights situation in China’s Xinjiang region.

Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2022

U.N.'s Bachelet condemns Brazil rights abuses, president's rally against judiciary

The United Nation's Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Thursday condemned Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's upcoming rally against judicial institutions, and said the country's human rights situation is "very difficult".

Reuters · Aug 25, 2022

Rohingya call for safe return home, 5 years after Myanmar exodus

Rohingya refugees say they have no future in Bangladesh camps, but situation in Myanmar prevents their return.

Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2022

UN rights chief hints report on Xinjiang may miss deadline

The outgoing U.N. human rights chief has suggested her office won’t make good on her promise to release its long-awaited report on China’s Xinjiang region by the end of her term next week

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

U.N. rights chief says many applicants seeking to replace her

The United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday she did not know who her successor would be, adding that many candidates had applied to replace her.

Reuters · Aug 25, 2022