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She Rejected the ILO’s Concerns about Discrimination of the Uyghurs. The UN Labour Body just Appointed Her

Eyebrows have been raised at the ILO and among some of its Member States after the nomination of Xiaoyan Qian, a former senior Chinese official, as Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific. Requesting anonymity, a source at the International

United Arab Emirates Rejects UN Concerns on Mass Trial as Death Penalty Verdicts Feared

United Arab Emirates Rejects UN Concerns on Mass Trial as Death Penalty Verdicts Feared

The United Arab Emirates, which brought fresh charges against dozens of previously-convicted critics while hosting the COP28 climate conference with great fanfare, is defying UN experts who have denounced the “spurious” terrorism charges, The Geneva Observer has learned. The UAE, like Saudi Arabia a wealthy Gulf monarchy and OPEC (Organization

China Punishes Activists and Families to Quash Dissent, Report Says

China is imposing “collective punishment” on activists and their families, in violation of its own Constitution and international law, according to a US-based advocacy group that cited emblematic cases also taken up by UN rights watchdogs based in Geneva. Children of dissidents have been committed to psychiatric hospitals with their

UN Rights Chief Speaks Out on Hong Kong, but 'Quiet Diplomacy' on China Still Frustrates NGOs

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UN Rights Chief Speaks Out on Hong Kong, but 'Quiet Diplomacy' on China Still Frustrates NGOs

Campaigners increasingly question the effectiveness of Türk’s so-called ‘quiet diplomacy’ with Beijing.

The Problem with Human Rights

Daniel Warner | While human rights are now ‘mainstreamed’ within the United Nations system, their regular operationalization on the ground is lacking. What is the point of having lofty principles and legal treaties when they are so often violated?

The ILO and Qatar Have Extended Their Agreement for Labour Reforms—with Migrant Workers and Unions No Longer at the Center

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The ILO and Qatar Have Extended Their Agreement for Labour Reforms—with Migrant Workers and Unions No Longer at the Center

The International Labour Organization (ILO) announced last Monday that it has signed an agreement with Qatar “to extend their technical cooperation programme for another four years.”

Concocted by a Pro, a Scrumptious Documentary Menu at the FIFDH—an Interview with Daphné Rozat

Concocted by a Pro, a Scrumptious Documentary Menu at the FIFDH—an Interview with Daphné Rozat

Careful hand-picking is the modus operandi when selecting works for the Geneva International Human Rights Festival. “I consider roughly 500 documentary projects every year before arriving at my final selection,” Daphné Rozat tells me. I was expecting a large number, but I never thought it’d be that high—even

From left to right: Robin Adet, Laila Alonso Huarte, Laura Longobardi, Guillaume Noyé Photo:©Miguel Bueno-FIFDH

22 Years and Counting: The FIFDH Returns. We talked to the new team in charge.

22 Years and Counting: The FIFDH Returns. We talked to the new team in charge.

FIFDH: The Anti-TikTok Festival

There was no doubt this morning that the new team at the helm of the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) had seized the moment as they lifted the veil on the program of its 22nd edition. “How to make sense of our times in a

Assange Supporters Bring Battle to Halt Extradition to Geneva

Assange Supporters Bring Battle to Halt Extradition to Geneva

Julian Assange, the jailed controversial founder of WikiLeaks who is fighting extradition to the United States to face espionage charges, may have his “final” hearing in a British court next week after 13 years of “political persecution,” campaigners said in Geneva this week. Supporters argued that Assange is a defender

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