Tag: Michelle Bachelet

GENEVA The UN Human Rights Council passed a resolution by consensus Tuesday which called for a cease-fire in Afghanistan and urged all parties to halt violence and refrain from undermining the fundamental freedoms of its people.The European Union was critical of the resolution for diluting its criticism of human ...

Completely unacceptable, says Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission The UN Human Rights High Commissioner has red flagged spyware like Pegasus and Candiru and said the “red line” was crossed by the use of the Pegasus spyware by state actors. The comment from the official came ...

New Delhi: India has responded to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's comments on the farmers' protests and said it lacks 'objectivity and impartiality'. In response to Michelle Bachelet's statement that the farmers' agitation highlight the importance of ensuring laws and policies are based on meaningful ...

United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday commented on the farmers’ protest against the new agricultural laws, suggesting that the agitations highlight the importance of ensuring that legislations are based on meaningful consultations with stakeholders, the Hindustan Times reported.“In India, continued protests by hundreds of thousands of ...

GENEVA UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet appealed to India on Tuesday to safeguard human rights defenders and NGOs, saying three laws stifle their work, among them one that discriminates against religious minorities including Muslims, who are the country's second-largest religious group. "She has expressed regret at the tightening of space ...

GENEVA UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet appealed to India on Tuesday to safeguard human rights defenders and NGOs, saying three laws stifle their work, among them one that discriminates against religious minorities including Muslims, who are the country's second-largest religious group. "She has expressed regret at the tightening of space ...

India on Tuesday deplored United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s criticism on Kashmir, claiming that the abrogation of the region’s special status under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution had brought it grassroots democracy, the Hindustan Times reported.India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Indra Mani ...

India on Tuesday said it has revived grass root democracy and provided a new momentum to social and economic development in Jammu and Kashmir despite persistent attempts by a neighbouring country to infiltrate terrorists to derail this process. Speaking during a debate at the 45th ...

GENEVA: India on Tuesday said it has revived grass root democracy and provided a new momentum to social and economic development in Jammu and Kashmir despite persistent attempts by a neighbouring country to infiltrate terrorists to derail this process. Speaking during a debate at the 45th Session of the ...

Army soldiers during a cordon and search operation at Kawoosa Khalisa area of Budgam district in Srinagar. (AFP) India’s envoy to the UNHRC, Indra Mani Pandey, expressed regret on the oral update of UNHRC Commissioner Michelle Bachelet in which she had criticised the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. ...