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North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un speaks during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Vladimir Smirnov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Rights advocate: Few signs of progress addressing North Korean abuses

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Taliban mark the second anniversary of their takeover of the country in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)

The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on freedom in Afghanistan, says U.N. human rights chief

Associated Press

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks about the activities of his office and recent human rights developments around the globe, during the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

U.N. human rights report says at least 500 believed to have died in Mali village massacre last year

By Krista Larson - Associated Press

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, meets with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in Guangzhou, southern China's Guangdong Province on Monday, May 23, 2022. (Deng Hua/Xinhua via AP)

Blinken says China hid evidence of genocide during U.N. official’s Xinjiang visit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

UN rights chief cites ‘need’ to assess rights in Xinjiang

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, file photo, a woman walks past the Amnesty International India headquarters in Bangalore, India. The U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, urged India’s government to do more to protect the rights of human rights defenders, who have come under mounting pressure in recent months in the world’s largest democracy. Last month, advocacy group Amnesty International halted its operation in India, citing reprisals by the government and the freezing of its bank accounts by Indian authorities. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)

UN urges India government to better protect rights defenders

Associated Press

UN says eastern Congo fighting has killed 1,300 civilians

By CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

UN rights chief airs concerns about NKorea detention centers

Associated Press

UN says ‘staggering’ deaths of rights activists in Colombia

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 18, 2019 file photo, Rogelio Jiménez Pons, director of Fonatur, points to a map of a planned train line through the Yucatan Peninsula, during an interview in Mexico City. Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador claimed overwhelming support Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, after a weekend referendum on the train project produced lopsided results in a limited vote. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

UN Mexico rights office criticizes government on Mayan Train

By PETER ORSI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2019, file photo, rainwater pools at a gas station attacked during protests over government-set gasoline prices in Tehran, Iran. Amnesty International says at least 208 people in Iran have been killed amid protests over sharply rising gasoline prices and a subsequent crackdown by security forces. The country has yet to release any nationwide statistics about the unrest last month. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

UN office: Iranian forces were ‘shooting to kill’ protesters

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

EU human rights official criticizes Serbia defense ministry

By JOVANA GEC - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics on Friday, July 5, 2019 shows a drawing by a migrant child at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas. The release of the pictures follows a government watchdog report warning about overcrowded South Texas facilities holding migrant families. (American Academy of Pediatrics via AP)

UN rights chief ‘appalled’ by conditions in US for migrants

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

William Castillo, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, talk about the situation of human rights in Venezuela, during the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, July 05, 2019. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Venezuelan envoy rejects ‘biased’ report at UN rights body

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet poses for a photo with opposition lawmakers on the steps of the national assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 21, 2019. The United Nations' top human rights official is visiting Venezuela amid heightened international pressure on President Nicolás Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

UN human rights chief appeals for dialogue in Venezuela

By SCOTT SMITH and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press