Category: Michelle Bachelet

The UN Fails Again on Human Rights in China

Commentary The United Nations’ visit to China’s Xinjiang region elicited outrage among human rights advocates and Western government officials. Yes, U.N. Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet should long have been more forceful in her denunciations of Beijing for its genocide against the Uyghurs. Yes, she should have refused a visit to the region unless she…


Michelle Bachelet, Prove Us Wrong (Please) or Resign

Commentary To much fanfare from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its state-run media, the United Nation’s human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, concluded her visit to China and its Xinjiang region on May 28. The outcome is a complete travesty, at least at first glance. The consistent murmur within the civil society sector from the…


US, Rights Groups, Express Concerns Over UN Rights Chief’s Upcoming Xinjiang Visit

The UN human rights chief is making a visit to China in May, including to Xinjiang where 1 million Uyghurs are held in mass detention. The United States and almost 200 rights groups around the world have expressed concern that a Beijing-surveilled trip would undermine the credibility of the investigation and whitewash the regime’s human…


International Lawmakers Urge UN Report on Xinjiang Before Beijing Olympics

Lawmakers from 20 countries are calling on the United Nations’ human rights office to release a long-awaited report on Beijing’s human rights violations in Xinjiang before Feb. 4, when the 2022 Winter Games is scheduled to start. “As the world’s attention turns towards Beijing for the start of the Winter Olympics, it is of paramount…