GENEVA, Aug 26 (IPS) – As you know, after four years as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, my mandate ends next week, on 31 August.
The world has changed fundamentally over the course of my mandate.
Read the full story, “The Journey to Defend Human Rights Never Ends”, on globalissues.org →
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