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The delegation’s most consequential engagement of the day took place away from the main conference floor. Al Haj, Van Meek and Bayes secured a private…
The World Needs a Free Press. It is Getting the Opposite!
Lusaka hosts the world’s most important journalism gathering at its darkest hour. UNESCO’s flagship report on global trends in freedom of expression and journalism points…
RightsCon!
Days before the conference opened, the Zambian government effectively cancelled RightsCon, the world’s largest digital rights summit, which was scheduled to run in Lusaka from…
Vaccines Have Saved Millions, but the Battle Is Far from Won
World Immunization Week marks a half-century of extraordinary progress and a midterm warning from the Immunization Agenda 2030.
Human Rights Council Seeks to Reclaim Norms Amid Global Backslidings
The Council’s challenge is not merely rhetorical. It must convert denunciations into practical mechanisms for accountability, protection, and support for civil society, while resisting political…
A Call to Action: Upholding Human Rights Amid Global Turbulence
In summary, the High Commissioner’s remarks call for a renewed commitment to human rights in these turbulent times, urging both immediate action and sustained efforts…
Geneva’s Human Rights Council, A Congested Agenda with High Stakes
The Council’s remit is comprehensive, but its power is constrained by politics. Membership includes states with contested human rights records, and the session’s outcomes will…
UN’s Warning, The Rule of Force Replaces the Rule of Law
Guterres and UN High Commissioner Volker Türk identified interconnected drivers: intensified great‑power competition for influence and resources, technological tools that enable repression and discrimination, shrinking…
Israel/Testing Human-Rights Rhetoric
The debate therefore hinges on whether extra restraints materially enhance civilian protection, or whether they risk undermining a diplomatic floor that itself serves human-security interests.
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Al Jazeera Forum: Navigating the Complexities of Human Rights, Accountability & International Law
Discussions included the role of the ICC prosecutor and the importance of consistent enforcement to avoid perceptions of selective justice. Despite challenges, international law was…
Council on the Brink, Security Council Debate Signals Narrow Window for Gaza Peace Plan Consolidation
Council speakers characterised the current ceasefire window as narrow, conditional on access, reconstruction financing, credible security arrangements, and immediate measures to halt settlement expansion
A Flower for the Dead
The memorial sits close to another reminder of the UN’s history of failure: the flame dedicated to Rwanda’s dead. Two catastrophes, two continents, a few…
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