Mary Robinson: 'everyone has core human rights'
In 1997, Robinson’s friends warned her – in vain – not to take the job of UN Human Rights Commissioner. She talks about the challenges of the role.
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In 1997, Robinson’s friends warned her – in vain – not to take the job of UN Human Rights Commissioner. She talks about the challenges of the role.
When Fabiola Gianotti, the Director-General of CERN in Geneva, saw acclaimed architect Renzo Piano's vision for the Science Gateway back in 2018, she knew that it must come life—and be funded only by donations. As of October 2023, the scientific center is now open to the public and it has become a place dedicated to scientific education,…
Navanethem Pillay of South Africa was UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 2008 to 2014. She talks about the UN’s toughest job.
The first UN High Commissioner for Human Rights talks to SWI swissinfo.ch about why he accepted what's known as the toughest job in the UN.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we speak to the former UN Human Rights Commissioner.