Michelle Bachelet

US, allies push for UN rights body debate on Xinjiang abuses

By Jamey Keaten — September 26, 2022
(AP) — Human rights groups have accused China of sweeping a million or more people from Muslim minority groups into detention camps.

The world needs to make China pay for its maltreatment of the Uyghurs

By Omar Suleiman — September 3, 2022
(RNS) — It's time to challenge China's economic hegemony to force its compliance on human rights.

Pope Francis meets Chilean president amid debate over easing tough abortion law

By Rosie Scammell — June 5, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Friday met Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, while outside in St. Peter’s Square anti-abortion protesters drew attention to one of the most controversial topics up for discussion between the two leaders.

Chile’s new bill to ease blanket abortion ban likely to pass, rights group says

By Reuters — March 18, 2015
BOGOTA (Reuters) Predominantly Catholic Chile's new bill would permit abortion when a mother's life is at risk, when a fetus would not survive the pregnancy or in the case of rape.
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