Tag: Michelle Bachelet

• Tuesday, July 30th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Killing of Brazilian indigenous leader under federal investigation

  

  Brazilian federal authorities are investigating the alleged murder of a leader from the aboriginal Waiãpi tribe at Mariry, a village in the Amapá region as conflicts between explorers and indigenous communities are on the rise.

• Tuesday, July 2nd 2019 - 09:39 UTC

  Maduro says it has arrested two military for the death in custody of a naval officer

  

  Two suspects are to face justice over the death in custody of a navy officer accused of plotting to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's attorney general announced on Monday. Tarek William Saab identified the two men as a lieutenant and a sergeant in Venezuela's General Directorate of Military Intelligence.

• Saturday, June 22nd 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Bachelet urged Maduro to release prisoners and facilitate access to Justice

  

  U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday urged Venezuela’s government to release prisoners who were arrested for peacefully protesting, and confirmed that a delegation would remain in the country to monitor the human rights situation.

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Bachelet in Venezuela to check human rights situation; Maduro releases 21 political prisoners and applauds the visit

  

  The United Nations' top human rights official arrived in Venezuela on Wednesday for a visit that comes amid heightened international pressure on President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly silencing opponents with jail, torture and excessive violence.

• Friday, June 14th 2019 - 22:54 UTC

  Michelle Bachelet visiting Venezuela next week to examine Human Rights situation

  

  Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, confirmed her visit to Venezuela between June 19 and 21 to meet with President Nicolas Maduro, as well as several ministers and senior officials of his Government.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2019 - 19:31 UTC

  Bachelet “concerned” about the arrest of Venezuelan journalist and activist Luis Carlos Díaz

  

  Luis Carlos Diaz, a Venezuelan journalist who is an expert in networks and critical of the Nicolás Maduro regime, was arrested on Monday, without capture order, by the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN) after leaving his radio program, denounced his wife and colleague Naky Soto. On Tuesday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, referred to the arrest and asked the authorities for “urgent access” for her technical mission in Venezuela to Díaz.

• Thursday, February 28th 2019 - 10:00 UTC

  Guaidó arrives to Brasilia as part of a continental tour

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido arrived in Brazil on Wednesday night to meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as part of a tour of several nations to drum up international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to step down.

• Tuesday, September 11th 2018 - 14:57 UTC

  Hunger increases and affects 39 million people in Latin America

  

  Hunger reached 821 million people in 2017 worldwide, of which about 39 million are Latin American, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The figure represents a deterioration of 6.1% in Latin America and the Caribbean compared to previous years and could be due to the economic slowdown in South America, especially marked by the case of Venezuela, the UN agency said on Tuesday.

• Thursday, August 9th 2018 - 12:50 UTC

  Ex Chilean president Bachelet chosen as next UN human rights chief

  

  U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the world body’s new human rights chief, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The 193-member U.N. General Assembly is due to meet on Friday to approve Bachelet’s appointment.

• Monday, March 12th 2018 - 07:12 UTC

  Sir Alan Duncan attends Chilean president Piñera's inauguration

  

  Foreign Office minister for Europe and the Americas Sir Alan Duncan represented the UK in the inauguration of the new president of Chile, Sebastian Piñera. Minister Duncan arrived in Santiago on Saturday and part of his agenda is to discuss the future of UK-Chile bilateral relations with the incoming administration.