U.N. rights chief censures virus-fueled hotspots

The U.N. human rights chief denounced violence in Belarus and systemic racism in the U.S. among hotspots of global turmoil compounded by the pandemic.

By Arete News - September 14, 2020

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet addresses the Human Rights Council in Geneva (AN/OHCHR)

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