United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was endangering public health and the rights of children with its policies on the environment and migration.
In a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council, the former Chilean president decried Washington's moves to roll back environmental protections, including for waterways and wetlands, in its drive to deregulate the U.S. economy.
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