High Commissioner Volker Turk says people's dignity and lives must be respected, stresses Israeli obligation 'to spare the civilian population and civilian objects' during attacks

Volker Turk also urges more action against online hate speech; billionaire says anti-defamation group makes baseless accusations of antisemitism

High Commissioner for Human Rights warns proposals will undermine judiciary's ability to act 'as an effective institutional check on executive and legislative power'

UN rights chief says free speech 'is not a free pass,' as reports say world's richest man has sacked half of social media platform's workforce, including entire human rights team

Outgoing head Bachelet blasts Jerusalem for denial of visas to staffers; Israel pans her for 'once again attacking' in final hours in office

Michelle Bachelet says 17 minors among the dead in recent Gaza fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad, many of whom IDF believes were killed by rocket misfires

Highest death toll estimate for conflict does not include tens of thousands of soldiers also dead

Instead of thorough probe into alleged abuses, rights advocates fear Michelle Bachelet will get stage-managed tour including in troubled Xinjiang region; US says 'no expectations'

Group holds meeting in Jordan as Israel refuses to cooperate with probe, citing lead investigator's anti-Israel bias

Sheikha Latifa, who last year said she feared for her life, meets with rights chief Michelle Bachelet, expresses 'her wish for respect for her privacy'