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Michelle Bachelet's personal fight for human rights
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
How the Israeli-Palestinian war challenges humanitarian aid
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
The future of human rights in Russia
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
The journey of Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein: the sixth UN Human Rights Commissioner
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's 100th episode: the war in Syria, killer robots and justice in Myanmar
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
From Apartheid to the UN: Navi Pillay's experience as Human Rights Commissioner
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
Humanitarian Heroes: Personal Tales of Tragedy, Triumph, and the Search for the Missing
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
Championing Human Rights: The Story of Louise Arbor
On Inside Geneva this week: part three of our series marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.Host Imogen Foulkes talks to Louise Arbour, who served as UN Human Rights Commissioner from 2004 to 2008. She arrived in Geneva
Governing artificial intelligence: Ethics, Risks, and Possibilities
On Inside Geneva this week we take a deep dive into the pros and cons of artificial intelligence. Should the United Nations (UN) help to regulate it? Could it even do that? Across the UN there are different views. Tomas Lamanauskas, deputy secretary gener
Human rights and those who defend them: Mary Robinson
On Inside Geneva this week: part two of our series marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Imogen Foulkes talks to Mary Robinson, the second person to serve as UN Human Rights Commissioner. Even as a schoolgirl in Irelan