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Michelle Bachelet’s dented reputation—and concerns about new forced labor programs in China

She had repeatedly been warned by activists, NGOs, and governments that traveling to China at Beijing’s invitation was a risk that she should not take: her visit would be instrumentalized by the Chinese; she would never be allowed “unfettered” access to Xinjiang province; she was putting the credibility of

#100 The G|O Briefing, June 9, 2022

Switzerland joins UNSC—Renewed pressure on Michelle Bachelet—Questions around the EU ban on Russian media

“Michelle Bachelet betrayed us,” World Uyghur’s Congress President tells the G|O as the UN human rights chief visits China

Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, is in China. She left on Sunday (May 22) and is expected back on Saturday, May 28. It is a high-risk trip, highly controversial from the start. The publication on Tuesday (May 24) of the ’Xinjiang Police Files’, adding to the

#99 The G|O Briefing, May 25, 2022

The World Uyghurs Congress says Michelle Bachelet has betrayed them – Big Pharma and future pandemics – Death threats against The G|O’s Jamil Chade

Building permanent support for UN mandated investigations

Late this afternoon of May 19, in Room XXIII of the Palais des Nations in Geneva—a cool respite from the brutal outside heat—Stephen Rapp, former US Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice and former prosecutor in Rwanda and Sierra Leone, could not resist sharing a joke before

#98 The G|O Briefing, May 19, 2022

A new report offers models to strengthen the UN's investigative capacity - A tighter relationship between China and Russia

#88 The G|O Briefing, March 3, 2022

This is an onsite, slightly edited republication of the complete G|O Briefing newsletter Our thoughts are with the brave people of Ukraine. Today in The Geneva Observer, a few reflections from Geneva on the changing dynamics in the global political and moral landscapes created by Russia’s naked aggression

Can the Taliban be trusted? The UN has doubts

Half a year after the fall of Kabul, the human rights situation in Afghanistan remains highly worrisome. Such is, in short, the conclusion of a new report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, which will be presented to the Human Rights Council during its upcoming

#85, The G|O Briefing, February 10, 2022

ILO experts issue strong criticism of Beijing’s actions in Xinjiang province - WTO Secretariat shaken by reform plan

Is the Human Rights Council losing focus?

Nicolas Agostini | The Council’s program of work has long been overloaded—diplomats, UN officials, experts, and NGO representatives have frequently complained about it.

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