
Michelle Bachelet’s Failed Xinjiang Trip Has Tainted Her Whole Legacy
The United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights is one of the world’s custodians of justice, civil liberties, and accountability. Navi Pillay initiated a U.N. inquiry into crimes against humanity in North Korea. Zeid Raad Al Hussein called for an International Criminal Court probe into atrocities committed against Rohingyas in Myanmar. In contrast, Michelle Bachelet, who has just announced she won’t stand for a second term as high commissioner, whitewashed the crimes of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang.
Whoever holds the office of U.N. high commissioner for human rights is looked to as a moral leader.… Seguir leyendo »