Posts Tagged: Michelle Bachelet
‘The Women of Afghanistan Must Be Heard’: Israel’s Ambassador to UN Demands Equal Rights for Afghans at Human Rights Council
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva urged member states to safeguard the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan following the takeover of...
Ethical Danish Pension Fund Considers Excluding Israel Over Human Rights
A Danish pension fund, which prides itself on being the world's strictest on human rights violations, says it is considering adding Israel to a long...
Israel Denounces ‘Shameful’ UN Report on Companies Active in West Bank Settlements
The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday issued a report on companies it said had business ties to Israeli settlements in the West Bank, a...
Rebels Say Russia-Led Raids Target Cities in Syria Northwest
Syrian rebel commanders and rights groups said on Monday Russia and its Syrian ally are stepping up aerial strikes on heavily-populated cities, in a new and...
UN Rights Boss Condemns Saudi Arabia’s Beheading of 37 Men
The UN human rights chief on Wednesday condemned the beheadings of 37 Saudi nationals across the kingdom this week, saying most were minority Shi'ite Muslims who may...
UN Rights Boss Bachelet Urges Egypt to Overturn Mass Death Sentences
United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Sunday urged Egypt's appeals court to overturn mass death sentences handed down by a lower court after what she...
Bachelet Takes Office as New UN Rights Chief, Activists Seek Strong Voice
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who took the helm of the UN human rights office on Monday, will need a strong voice in confronting populists...
New UN Human Rights Chief’s Silence Toward Authoritarian Regimes Needs Explaining, Prominent Watchdog Says
Incoming UN Human Rights Commission chief Michelle Bachelet is being pressed to clarify her "spotty record" on human rights abuses committed by leftist regimes in Latin...
