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UN rights chief says many Ukraine abuses may amount to war crimes

The UN Human Rights chief said on Thursday that a thousand bodies had been recovered in the area of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in recent weeks, adding that many of the violations it is verifying since the Russian invasion may amount to war crimes.

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UN rights boss to arrive in China for historic visit by month-end

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UN rights chief denounces Christian-Muslim violence in Ethiopia

Michelle Bachelet calls on authorities to conduct independent investigations into the deadly religious violence.

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UN rights team in China ahead of Xinjiang visit

The U.N. human rights office has sent an advanced team to the Chinese city of Guangzhou where they are quarantining ahead of a visit to the Xinjiang region, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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Xinjiang: UN team in China ahead of visit by human rights chief

Michelle Bachelet due to visit Uyghur region in May after United Nations long pushed China for ‘unfettered, meaningful’ access

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Satellite images reveal another mass grave site near Mariupol

Previous satellite imagery showed the construction of mass grave sites in Bucha and Manhush.

Axios

Ukraine citizens trapped as Russia attacks hospitals, schools and refuses evacuations

LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — The mayor of Mariupol pleaded Friday for a “full evacuation” of the shattered southern Ukrainian port city as Russia reported striking dozens of military targets in the sprawling eastern battle zone overnight.

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Mariupol mayor pleads for civilian evacuation after Russian victory claim

LYSYCHANSK, Ukraine — The mayor of Mariupol pleaded Friday for a “full evacuation” of the shattered southern Ukrainian port city that Russia now claims to control, as Moscow said it struck dozens of military targets in the sprawling eastern battle zone overnight.

Los Angeles Times

Fears for hundreds of civilians trapped in Mariupol steel plant

Up to 1,000 people could be holed up in Azovstal factory with group of outgunned Ukrainian fighters

The Guardian - UK

UN Rights Office Cites Growing Evidence of War Crimes in Ukraine

The United Nations human rights office sounded the alarm on Friday about growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, urging both Moscow and Kyiv to order combatants to respect international law. "Russian armed forces have indiscriminately shelled and bombed populated areas, killing civilians and wrecking hospitals, schools and other civilian…

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U.N. rights office cites growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

The United Nations human rights office said on Friday there was growing evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including signs of indiscriminate shelling and summary executions, while it said Ukraine also appeared to have used weapons with indiscriminate effects.

Reuters

U.N. rights chief says Bucha dead raise possible war crimes questions

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Monday the discovery of dead civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha raised questions about possible war crimes.

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As Russia breaks promise, figures show more than four million Ukrainians are now refugees

More than four million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the invasion and 1189 civilians have been killed, according to the latest United

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Russian shelling, attacks on cities may amount to 'war crimes', says UN's Bachelet

Ukrainian cities have been pounded by air strikes and heavy shelling in Russia's five-week-old invasion, killing civilians in acts that may amount to war crimes, the top United Nations human rights official said on Wednesday.

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U.N. calls for release of political prisoners held in Belarus

The U.N. human rights chief said on Thursday that nearly 1,100 activists, opposition members and journalists are being detained on "politically motivated charges" in Belarus and called for their release.

The Independent UK

UN human rights council asked to act against Myanmar army

The main opposition organization in military-ruled Myanmar has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to act strongly to restore democracy in the Southeast Asian nation, saying that the international community should put sanctions and other pressures on the country’s generals

The Independent UK

US tells China: Give UN rights chief wide access in Xinjiang

The United States wants China’s government to give “unhindered and unsupervised access” to the U.N. human rights chief when she visits China and its western Xinjiang region in May

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UN Commissioner To Travel to Xinjiang on Long-delayed China Visit

Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet has come under criticism for failing to release a report on Xinjiang commissioned more than three-and-a-half years ago. Human rights activists have been waiting for its publication for months, and called on her to release it without delay.

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The Independent UK

UN rights chief to visit Xinjiang as groups press for report

The U.N. human rights chief says her office and China’s government have reached an agreement for her to visit in May the western region of Xinjiang, where human rights groups and Western governments have alleged that genocide and other crimes are being carried out against the predominantly Muslim minority group…

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China says protects free speech within limits, welcomes Bachelet visit to Xinjiang in May

Freedom of expression is protected in China but cannot be an excuse to put anyone above the law, a Chinese envoy to the U.N. said on Tuesday after the U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet voiced concern at arrests and prison terms for critics there.

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U.N. rights boss Bachelet says China visit agreed in May, including Xinjiang

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet announced on Tuesday that she has reached an agreement with China for a visit, "foreseen" in May, and said that she had already raised the cases of some critics who have been arrested for speaking out.

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U.N. rights boss decries clampdown, arrests of anti-war protesters in Russia

The ability to criticise public policy in Russia, particularly its invasion of Ukraine, is narrowing, with some 12,700 people unlawfully detained in anti-war protests, the top U.N. human rights official Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Trapped civilians in Ukraine must be allowed to leave safely -UN's Bachelet

U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Tuesday for civilians trapped in active hostilities in numerous areas of Ukraine to be able to leave safely.

Reuters

U.N. rights chief calls on Nicaragua to re-establish fair elections

The U.N. human rights chief urged the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Monday to re-establish fair elections and said she was "concerned" about the country's lack of accountability for repeated human rights violations.

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Nearly 400 civilians killed in Afghanistan under Taliban rule: UN

It is the first major human rights report since the Taliban seized power from the former US-backed government in August.

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