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A blistering report and a new challenge for Geneva—how to deal with it?

Finally released by the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, just a few minutes before leaving office at midnight yesterday (August 31), the long-awaited report from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is damning.

#107 The G|O Briefing, September 1, 2022

A few minutes before midnight, a blistering report on China from the UN human rights office. But what next? — The Earth burns; UN lawyers fiddle

A successor for Michelle Bachelet: Antonio Guterres’ dilemma

Bachelet leaves office while widely criticized by civil society and governments alike for her refusal, so far, to publish her office’s report on violations of human rights in China, an episode which reflects a broader crisis in the UN’s attempts to deal with gross human rights violations.

#106 The G|O Briefing, August 25, 2022

Still no OHCHR China report — Pro-West campaign removed by Facebook & Twitter — UNAIDS chief’s angry tweet about GVA — What if Ukraine wins the war?

The Special Procedures’ Independence threatened at the Human Rights Council

This is an onsite edited excerpt of the G|O Briefing newsletter The Human Rights Council’s 46th Session was nearly suspended last week when Russia, Venezuela, and China attempted to put an end to its deliberations using a procedural measure to block the continuation of debates. The three countries

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