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20-24 November 2023

The 2023 Human Rights Week

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The 2023 edition of Human Rights Week proposes a rich programme of conferences, debates, exhibitions, a film screening, and cultural events around the question of the notion of 'Universality', reminding us that it is a constituent pillar of our democratic space, both in the promotion of humanist values and in their protection.

Conference by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

On 21 November, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr Volker Türk will give a conference on human rights in a humanity in crisisconference on human rights in a humanity in crisis. Some of our students will take part in this conference and exchange with the UN High Commissioner.

About the Human Rights Week

The Human Rights Week is organized by the University of Geneva, in partnership with the Geneva Academy, the Geneva Graduate Institute, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Republic and State of Geneva, the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human RightsLes Créatives, the Martin Ennals Award, Foraus, Amnesty International UNIGE, AESPRI, FIDH, LICRA and the Permanent Mission of France to the UN in Geneva.

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