IN GENEVA, UN URGES UPHOLDING HUMAN RIGHTS AMID RISING POPULISM AND EXTREMISM

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IN GENEVA, UN URGES UPHOLDING HUMAN RIGHTS AMID RISING POPULISM AND EXTREMISM

Disregard for human rights is a “disease,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today told the opening session of the UN Human Rights Council, urging Member States to uphold the rights of all people in the face of rising populism and extremism. Read more

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