Ex-Chile President receives Indira Gandhi Peace Prize from Sonia Gandhi: What the award means and why she was chosenFormer Chilean President Michelle Bachelet received the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. Sonia Gandhi praised Ba...
19 Nov, 2025, 10.00 PM IST
UN rights chief hints report on Xinjiang may miss deadlineThe final months of Michelle Bachelet's term have been overshadowed by extended delays in releasing the report about Xinjiang, which many G...
25 Aug, 2022, 03.10 PM IST
China seeks to stop UN rights chief from releasing Xinjiang reportUnited Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has faced severe criticism from civil society for being too soft on China during a May v...
19 Jul, 2022, 09.25 PM IST
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet will not stand for second termRights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani confirmed that meant that Bachelet, a former president of Chile, would not be seeking a second ...
13 Jun, 2022, 02.47 PM IST
US concerned over China's efforts to restrict, manipulate UNHR Chief visit to Xinjiang: Antony Blinken"The United States remains concerned about the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and her team's visit to the People's...
29 May, 2022, 09.14 PM IST
China: Wang Yi meets top UN rights official as she opens Xinjiang tripForeign Minister Wang Yi met Michelle Bachelet in the southern city of Guangzhou on Monday as she started a trip that is the first to China...
24 May, 2022, 11.22 AM IST
US asks China to allow UN rights chief 'unhindered' access to XinjiangHRW executive director Kenneth Roth said that rights groups have become increasingly concerned that the UN human rights office has still no...
11 Mar, 2022, 08.17 AM IST
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet slams Taliban over reprisal killingsIn some places, girls over 12 were barred from school while women were told to stay at home, she said, in throwbacks to the Taliban's oppre...
13 Sep, 2021, 05.22 PM IST
Environment threats 'greatest challenge to human rights': UN13 Sep, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
American official says CIA director met Taliban leader in KabulMichelle Bachelet urged the Human Rights Council to take "bold and vigorous action" to monitor the rights situation in Afghanistan in the w...
26 Aug, 2021, 08.58 PM IST
UN rights chief seeks Xinjiang visit this year, says Hong Kong trials key testBachelet is under growing pressure from Western states to secure unfettered access to Xinjiang, where activists say more than 1 million Uyg...
21 Jun, 2021, 10.41 PM IST
UN fears Myanmar heading towards Syria-style 'full-blown conflict'In a statement, the UN rights office urged countries to take immediate and decisive action to push the military leaders behind a February 1...
13 Apr, 2021, 04.09 PM IST
Hong Kong Security law must meet human rights obligations: BacheletThe UN Human Rights Office, along with independent UN human rights experts, including the Committee against Torture, has previously express...
19 Jun, 2020, 07.42 PM IST
92% of J&K curb-free, says India after UNHRC chief’s comment on KashmirCongress’ Shashi Tharoor says opposition with PM Modi on the matter; Michelle Bachelet also raises NRC.
16 Sep, 2019, 01.44 PM IST
UN rights chief asks India, Pakistan to respect and protect human rights of KashmirisBachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said her office continues to receive reports on the human rights situation on both sid...
09 Sep, 2019, 04.07 PM IST
- Chilean President inaugurates construction of world's largest telescope
Santiago, May 27 (IANS) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet inaugurated the construction of the world's largest optical and infrared telesc...
27 May, 2017, 08.25 AM IST
- Delhi gang-rape case: Head of UN women seeks justice for the victim
Bachelet, the former Chilean president, requested that a strong message be sent to discourage such crimes during her visit to Nigeria.
11 Jan, 2013, 10.56 PM IST