The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday said the recent unrest in Ecuador “had a high human cost” and urged all actors in the country to engage in dialogue to prevent new conflicts and forge an inclusive society.
Ms. Bachelet also said that after reviewing the information she has received from a UN Office of Human Rights (OHCHR) mission dispatched to the from 21 October to 8 November, there was a need for an independent, impartial and transparent investigations into allegations of human rights violations and abuses committed during the protests from 3 to 13 October.
