#108 The G|O Briefing, September 8, 2022
FRENZIED DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY AROUND REPORT ON CHINA | WT0'S DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY STILL NOT FIXED | STATE SOVEREIGNTY VS. INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
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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
The UN's Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
The "Bachelet Report"
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?
#105 The G|O Briefing, July 14, 2022
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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