Michelle Bachelet
Russian journalist who led on-air protest found guilty after holding another anti-war demonstration
World
July 28, 2022
Russian journalist who led on-air protest found guilty after holding another anti-war demonstration
Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian state television journalist who made a dramatic, on-air stand against the invasion of Ukraine in the first weeks…
U.N. bodies urge Yemen’s Houthis to release two staff members
Middle East
December 29, 2021
U.N. bodies urge Yemen’s Houthis to release two staff members
Dec 28 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi movement has detained two staff members of UNESCO and U.N. Human Rights since early…
UN suspends Sri Lanka peacekeepers over new army chief appointment
World
September 27, 2019
UN suspends Sri Lanka peacekeepers over new army chief appointment
The United Nations has suspended Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping duties after Colombo ignored repeated warnings and appointed a general…
UN reports 400,000 Syrians displaced since Idlib offensive started in April
Middle East
July 30, 2019
UN reports 400,000 Syrians displaced since Idlib offensive started in April
More than 400,000 people have been displaced in northwestern Syria since the start of a government offensive to retake the…
U.N. says Syria air strikes killed at least 100 civilians in past 10 days
Middle East
July 26, 2019
U.N. says Syria air strikes killed at least 100 civilians in past 10 days
GENEVA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes by the Syrian government and its allies on schools, hospitals, markets and bakeries have killed…
Bahrain mass trial raises deep concern: U.N. rights chief
Middle East
April 18, 2019
Bahrain mass trial raises deep concern: U.N. rights chief
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday she was concerned that a Bahrain mass…
Egypt condemns UN official’s ‘unobjective’ criticism of judiciary
Egypt
September 10, 2018
Egypt condemns UN official’s ‘unobjective’ criticism of judiciary
Egypt condemned a statement issued by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in which she criticized an…
Chile heads to the polls
World
November 19, 2017
Chile heads to the polls
With eight presidential candidates to choose from, Chileans head to the polls on Sunday to decide who will succeed socialist leader,…
Brotherhood: Giving women some rights could ‘destroy society’
Egypt
March 15, 2013
Brotherhood: Giving women some rights could ‘destroy society’
The Muslim Brotherhood warns that a UN declaration on women's rights could destroy society by allowing a woman to travel,…
UN concerned about rising violence against female protesters in Egypt
Egypt
February 1, 2013
UN concerned about rising violence against female protesters in Egypt
The top United Nations official tasked with advancing gender equality today expressed “deep concern” about the escalating violence against women…