UN official: Mariupol has been one of the bloodiest chapters. Michelle Bachelet says 1,348 civilian deaths, including 70 children, verified. Russia declared victory in May in its months-long operation to capture Mariupol. The scale of death and destruction in Mariupol, Ukraine’s port city, shows severe international law crimes, according to the UN’s human rights chief, … Read more
Researchers said Tuesday that a leak of hundreds of images and official documents from China’s Xinjiang region has cast new light on the brutal techniques used to enforce widespread incarceration in the region. The files, obtained by academic Adrian Zenz, were published as UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet begins a long-awaited and controversial trip … Read more
On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video conference with UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet, who is visiting Xinjiang on a mission marred by new reports of Uyghur atrocities and suspicions that she is being exploited as a public relations instrument. China’s Communist Party is accused of detaining over one million Uyghurs and … Read more
