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High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, met virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping. She made these opening remarks and said it was “a priority to engage with the government of China directly to see how we can collaborate on human rights issues domestically, regional and global.” OHCHR

“We are deeply alarmed by the imminent execution in the Islamic Republic of Iran of Swedish-Iranian doctor and academic Ahmedreza Djalali and urgently call on the Iranian authorities to halt the execution and revoke his death sentence,” said Throssell, OHCHR's Spokesperson. UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the authorities in Sri Lanka to prevent further violence, and urged restraint and meaningful dialogue to address the grievances of the population amid the country’s severe economic crisis. UNTV CH

Mali’s ban on two major international broadcasters operating inside the country is a worrying development and reflects growing regional intolerance towards freedom of expression, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday. UNTV CH

Since the Russian invasion nearly two months ago, Ukraine has been plunged into a human rights and humanitarian crisis that has devastated the lives of civilians throughout the country and beyond, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Friday. UNTV CH

Presenting an oral update to the General Assembly on missing persons in Syria, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said “despite the clear risks” the families of the missing come together in seeking the truth, and it “is a testament to the strength and courage of the Syrian people.” UNIFEED

The General Assembly adopted a resolution suspending the Russian Federation from the Human Rights Council for gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights committed by Russian troops in Ukraine. UNIFEED

Spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office Liz Throssell, said, “we are deeply concerned by the series of measures recently introduced in El Salvador in response to the rise in gang killings.” UNTV CH

Spokesperson for the UN human rights office, Liz Throssell, said that it is “vital” that all efforts are made to ensure “there are independent and effective investigations” into what happened in Bucha, Ukraine, to “ensure truth, justice and accountability, as well as reparations and remedy for victims and their families.” UNTV CH

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called on the Russian Federation to “heed the clear and strong calls of the General Assembly and of this Council, and immediately act to withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory.” UNTV CH