"UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS- UNHCHR"

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet began a six-day official mission to China, at the invitation of the Government. This is the first country visit by a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to China since 2005. OHCHR

On World Press Freedom Day, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet made the following address at the annual award by the Freedom Cartoonist Foundation. OHCHR

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on Wednesday on the Sudanese authorities to protect the population of West Darfur and take urgent steps to prevent further outbreaks of communal violence after more than a hundred people were killed in attacks by armed assailants between 22 and 24 April. OHCHR

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has been documenting civilian casualties in the country since 2014. After the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Mission stepped up its work to provide a daily update of civilian casualty figures. The latest figures – released on 21 April l – recorded 5,264 civilian casualties in the country: 2,345 killed and 2,919 injured. OHCHR

“There have also been reports of excessive and unwarranted police violence against protesters. We are concerned that such measures were aimed at preventing or discouraging people from legitimately expressing their grievances through peaceful protests and frustrated the public views on matters of interest,” an OHCHR spokesperson said. UNTV CH

Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, ended her visit to Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, asking the international community to engage in terms of humanitarian assistance, but also basic human needs and human rights. OHCHR

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) reiterated deep concern on Friday at the increasing number of civilian casualties in Ukraine following the Russian invasion on 24 February, before issuing a reminder to Moscow that any targeting of non-combatants “may amount to war crimes.” UNTV CH

Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, visited Kabul, Afghanistan, on Thursday, where she met with members of civil society organizations at a UN compound in the centre of the capital. OHCHR

The global failure to deliver enough COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries “is prolonging the pandemic” and causing tens of thousands of preventable deaths every week, senior UN officials told the Human Rights Council on Thursday. UNTV CH

“One week ago, the Russian Federation's military attack on Ukraine opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet said in a statement delivered at the urgent debate at the Human Rights Council on the situation of human right in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression. UNTV CH