NGOs call on UN rights chief to quit

Dozens of rights groups yesterday called for the resignation of UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, charging that she "whitewashed" Beijing's "atrocities" during her trip to China last month. More than 230 groups, advocating for the rights of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and South Mongolians, as well as Hong Kong, Chinese and international democracy advocates, signed a joint statement calling for "the immediate resignation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights". Bachelet has faced widespread criticism for not speaking out more forcefully against Chinese abuses during the long-planned trip.