UN rights chief says no to second term

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Updated At : 02:23 PM Jun 14, 2022 IST

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GENEVA, June 13

United Nations Human Rights Council chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday that she would not seek a second term for personal reasons, refuting speculation that it was a decision linked to blowback over her trip to China last month.

Bachelet, 70, was criticised by rights groups as well as some Western governments, including the US, which said the conditions Chinese authorities imposed on the visit did not enable a complete and independent assessment of the rights environment. “This council’s milestone fiftieth session will be the last which I brief,” she said in a surprise announcement. — Reuters

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