The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/michelle-bachelet/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:29:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Michelle Bachelet | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/michelle-bachelet/ 32 32 Four contenders for UN secretary-general face live hearings; others may join race https://www.timesofisrael.com/four-contenders-for-un-secretary-general-face-live-hearings-others-may-join-race/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:24:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3806788 Nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi and Costa Rican ex-president Rebeca Grynspan among those vying to replace Antonio Guterres for five-year term at helm of United Nations

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]]> Veteran Austrian diplomat nominated as next UN human rights chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/veteran-austrian-diplomat-nominated-as-next-un-human-rights-chief/ Thu, 08 Sep 2022 18:27:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2833123 Volker Tuerk has spent many years working for the UN refugee agency and if confirmed would succeed Michelle Bachelet, an outspoken critic of Israel's human rights record

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]]> UN cites possible crimes against humanity in China’s Xinjiang https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-cites-possible-crimes-against-humanity-in-chinas-xinjiang/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 22:58:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2828402 Report calls for urgent international response over allegations of torture, other rights violations in Beijing's treatment of Muslim Uyghurs population

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]]> UN rights chief accuses Israel of ‘trying to hide’ by blocking monitors’ access https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-rights-chief-accuses-israel-of-trying-to-hide-by-blocking-monitors-access/ Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:49:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2827399 Outgoing head Bachelet blasts Jerusalem for denial of visas to staffers; Israel pans her for 'once again attacking' in final hours in office

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]]> UN report on abuse against Uighurs in Xinjiang might miss its deadline https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-report-on-abuse-against-uighurs-in-xinjiang-might-miss-its-deadline/ Thu, 25 Aug 2022 11:16:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2824511 Outgoing human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says her office is 'trying' to meet self-imposed deadline for long-awaited report on China's alleged abuses in region

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]]> UN rights chief decries ‘unconscionable’ killing of Palestinian children https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-rights-chief-decries-unconscionable-killing-of-palestinian-children/ Thu, 11 Aug 2022 15:55:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2816736 Michelle Bachelet says 17 minors among the dead in recent Gaza fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad, many of whom IDF believes were killed by rocket misfires

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]]> UN human rights chief begins China visit amid concerns it’s a publicity ploy https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-human-rights-chief-begins-china-visit-amid-concerns-its-a-publicity-ploy/ Mon, 23 May 2022 09:48:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2767987 Instead of thorough probe into alleged abuses, rights advocates fear Michelle Bachelet will get stage-managed tour including in troubled Xinjiang region; US says 'no expectations'

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]]> UN human rights chief condemns Saudi Arabia’s mass execution of 81 on a single day https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-human-rights-chief-condemns-saudi-arabias-recent-mass-execution/ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 21:03:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2724205 Bachelet says executions may be related to the ongoing conflict against Iran-backed Houthis and to attempts to silence 'freedom of expression and peaceful assembly'

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]]> Russia has lists of Ukrainians ‘to be killed or sent to camps,’ US warns UN https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-has-lists-of-ukrainians-to-be-killed-or-sent-to-camps-us-warns-un/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:59:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2705939 In letter to UN rights chief, Washington says an invasion could lead to 'kidnappings or torture' of 'political dissidents and religious and ethnic minorities'

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]]> Year after ‘hostage’ video, Dubai princess assures UN she is well https://www.timesofisrael.com/year-after-hostage-video-dubai-princess-assures-un-she-is-well/ Sat, 19 Feb 2022 18:00:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2705119 Sheikha Latifa, who last year said she feared for her life, meets with rights chief Michelle Bachelet, seeks 'respect for her privacy'

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]]> Naming Raisi, ex-UN officials urge probe of Iran’s 1988 mass execution of dissidents https://www.timesofisrael.com/raisi-named-in-letter-urging-un-probe-into-irans-1988-mass-executions-of-dissidents/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 11:43:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2691487 Former senior United Nations officials and Nobel prize winners call for investigation into killings of some 30,000 detainees, with Iranian president among alleged perpetrators

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]]> UN report says Ethiopia’s war marked by ‘extreme brutality’ and atrocities https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-report-says-ethiopias-war-marked-by-extreme-brutality-and-atrocities/ Wed, 03 Nov 2021 12:54:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2643430 Probe faults all sides; Bachelet says many violations tied to Ethiopian and Eritrean forces, denies investigation came under government pressure

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]]> UN rights chief slams ‘arbitrary’ Israel decision to outlaw Palestinian groups https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-calls-for-clarifications-after-israels-terror-listing-of-rights-groups/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:51:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2638957&preview=true&preview_id=2638957 Michelle Bachelet says move amounts to an attack on human rights defenders, on freedoms of association, opinion and expression as well as on the right to public participation

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]]> Fallen Afghan government urges UN to probe Taliban human rights abuses https://www.timesofisrael.com/fallen-afghan-government-urges-un-to-probe-taliban-human-rights-abuses/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:27:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2616837 Envoy Nasir Ahmad Andisha tells Human Rights Council that 'humanitarian crises are unfolding in the country' while 'women's voices are disappearing from the landscape'

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]]> UN rights chief says Taliban treatment of women will be a ‘red line’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-rights-chief-says-taliban-treatment-of-women-will-be-a-red-line/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 09:48:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2604918 'Onus is now fully on the Taliban' to honor commitments on rights of women and girls, Michelle Bachelet tells an emergency UN session on Afghanistan

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