UN: Rights Chief’s Credibility at Stake in China Visit

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet addresses a news conference in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, December 1, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Sophie Garcia (Geneva) – The upcoming visit to China by the United Nations high commissioner for human rights should highlight the need for justice for victims of violations and accountability for those responsible, Human Rights Watch said today. High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet is scheduled to visit China during the last 10 days of May 2022, the first visit to China by a UN human rights commissioner since 2005. While…

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