UN Rights Chief’s credibility at stake in China visit: HRW
Geneva: The upcoming visit to China by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights should highlight the need for justice for victims of violations and accountability for those responsible, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.
Bachelet describes ‘disastrous’ human rights situation across Occupied Palestinian Territory
New Yok: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday that the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has become “disastrous”, with severe infringements occurring effecting some four million people.
New York: United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has said China is restricting the basic civil and political freedoms – including in Hong Kong – in the name of national security.
Libya: UN to support thousands uprooted by Tripoli clashes, renews call for humanitarian truce
Libya, Apr 30 (IBNS): Since fighting broke out on the edge of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, earlier this month, over 42,000 people have been displaced and thousands are believed trapped in the city’s southern outskirts, United Nations (UN) reports said.