Bachelet named U.N. human rights chief

Chile’s former president Michelle Bachelet was made head of the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, drawing on her past as a victim.

By Arete News - August 10, 2018

Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet at the U.N. General Assembly (AN/OHCHR)

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