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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet announces in a video message to the Human Rights Council that she will visit China in May. SOUNDBITE
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet meets with Vice President of the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela Aristóbulo Istúriz as part of a visit to review the country's ongoing economic and political crisis. IMAGES
The UN rights chief calls for the creation of a new "mechanism" tasked with preparing criminal indictments over atrocities committed in Myanmar, amid allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "strongly condemns the shocking attack" against Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, says Farhan Haq, a UN spokesman. SOUNDBITE
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, says that a projected imminent famine in war-torn Gaza "can and must be prevented". In a recorded statement, he warns that Israel's restrictions on the entry of aid and its ongoing attacks "may amount to the use of starvation as a method of war, which is a war crime". SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.