The world is marking an important anniversary: the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. After the Second World War, this was supposed to be our "never again" moment. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights promises u

This week Inside Geneva sits down for the last in our series of exclusive interviews with UN human rights commissioners.Volker Trk has a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that he was given at school more than 40 years ago. Growing up in h

Geneva recently hosted the Peace Week annual forum. Inside Geneva asks whats the point, especially when there seems to be so much conflict still going on.What we have to deal with is the immense stupidity of the wars that currently are in place. And her

On Inside Geneva this week: part six of our series marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Imogen Foulkes talks to Michelle Bachelet, who served as UN Human Rights Commissioner from 2018 to 2022. She was a young woman du

The current conflict in the Middle East is the most violent in decades. An Inside Geneva special asks what the rules of law allow, and what they forbid.Marco Sassli, Professor of International Law at the University of Geneva, says: the massacre Hamas c

Its more than a year and a half since Russia invaded Ukraine. The war shows no sign of ending, and Moscow is cracking down on all opposition.This week, Inside Geneva asks how we can support human rights inside Russia."Since the full scale invasion

On Inside Geneva this week: part five of our series marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Imogen Foulkes talks to Zeid Raad al Hussein, who served as UN Human Rights Commissioner from 2014 to 2018.He became the first

Inside Geneva is marking its 100th podcast episode this week. In this episode host Imogen Foulkes looks back at some of the podcast highlights.This episode starts with an assessment of how humanitarians coped with the war in Syria. Jan Egeland, former hea

On Inside Geneva this week: part four of our series marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Imogen Foulkes talks to Navi Pillay, she served as UN Human Rights Commissioner from 2008 to 2014, she started life in racially

August marks two important days in the humanitarian calendarFirst, the International day of the disappeared.Fabrizio Carboni, ICRC: I look at my kids, I look at my family, and I say imagine now there is a frontline between us and my son, my brother, my