U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday she will not seek a new four-year term after the end of the current one that has been overshadowed by criticism of her response to China’s treatment of Uyghurs and…
‘No need for preachers,’ Chinese leader Xi Jinping tells UN human rights chief
Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his country’s human rights record on Wednesday, telling a visiting UN official there is “no need for ‘preachers’ to boss around other countries.” Xi’s remarks, made in a video call with the United Nations High…
What we know about Nigeria protest shooting
Authorities in Nigeria’s Lagos have begun a judicial inquiry into the shooting of peaceful protesters one week ago that unleashed chaos across Africa’s biggest city. Witnesses and rights groups say that the army and police gunned down demonstrators in cold…
UN slams ‘inhuman’ Brunei law on stoning for adultery, gay sex (Guardian)
The United Nations decried Monday new “cruel and inhuman” laws set to take effect in Brunei this week which impose death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, and amputations for theft. “I appeal to the government to stop the entry into…
Burundi to shut UN rights office (Guardian)
The Burundi government has ordered the United Nations Human Rights Council to shut its office in the country within two months, foreign ministry and UN sources told AFP. The government on Wednesday sent a verbal note to resident UN coordinator…
