Bachelet: Bachelet won’t stand for second term as human rights chief – Times of India

Geneva: United Nations Human Rights Chief, Michelle BacheletShe said on Monday that she would not seek a new four-year term after her current term, fueled by criticism of her response to China’s treatment of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in western Xinjiang. Bachelet remarked in his inaugural address at the latest session of the United Nations-backed human rights council, adding that his remarks at the session “will be the last I will summarize” in the 47-member-state body. Rights Office Spokesperson Raveena Shamdasani confirmed that this meant that Chile’s former president, Bachelet, would not seek a second four-year term, when the current one expires on 31 August.
UN Secretary General Antonio GuterresThe UN rights chief who recently criticized the United States and others for allegedly not doing enough to act against alleged rights abuses in Xinjiang during her visit to China last month He confirmed his support for Bachelet when he spoke with the president. Xi Jinping and other top officials.