The UN human rights chief calls on Israel to open a criminal investigation into the killing of veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Dozens of Israeli settlers, escorted by military forces, storm the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds, and performed Talmudic rituals as Palestinians are commemorating the 74th anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe) Day.

The UN rights chief says Myanmar's military has engaged in widespread human rights violations and abuses, calling on the international community to  take concerted, immediate measures to stem the spiral of violence in the Southeast Asian country.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet describes the recent military coup in Sudan as "deeply disturbing," calling on the country's military leaders to "step back."

Iran dismisses the meddlesome and politically-motivated remarks by the UN rights chief about the recent incidents in Khuzestan Province.

UN Human Rights Council says countries once involved in the slave trade and slavery should stop denying it and ‘start dismantling it’.

The UN rights chief urges the member countries of the ASEAN bloc to start a political dialogue with the contending parties in Myanmar.