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Bridging Human Rights and Data Science at the 2025 Latsis Symposium

By tim

The 2025 Latsis Symposium on Science for Global Development and Humanitarian Action, organized by ETH for Development (ETH4D), gave prominent space to human rights issues — through two events co-organized by the Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP) and the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zurich (CSS), with contributions from the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) … Continued

Strengthening MENA Engagement with UN Human Rights Mechanisms: Second Edition of our Tailored Training

By Clémence Enjelvin

From 17 to 20 June 2025, eleven participants from six countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region took part in another edition of our customized training on the Geneva-based United Nations human rights mechanisms. Organized by the Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP) in partnership with the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (NCHR), … Continued

Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Human Rights Monitoring: Key Takeaways from the AI for Good Workshop

By Clémence Enjelvin

On 8 July 2025, the opening day of the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, the Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP) and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Human Rights Hub co-hosted the workshop ‘AI for Human Rights: Smarter, Faster, Fairer Monitoring‘. The event brought together human rights practitioners, data scientists, and AI experts … Continued

Strengthening Diplomacy: GHRP Training Course Enhances Engagement with UN Human Rights

By Clémence Enjelvin

The Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP) kicked off 2025 with its annual training course for Geneva-based diplomats. The training, co-organized with the support of the Swiss FDFA, welcomed a group of 19 diplomats representing all regional groups and was specifically designed to deliver profound and pragmatic insights into multilateralism and the functioning of the UN … Continued

GHRP Annual Conference 2024 Strengthens Connectivity in a Pressured Human Rights System

By Clémence Enjelvin

The 2024 Annual Conference of the Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP), held on 5 November at Maison de la Paix, focused on the theme Human Rights System Under Pressure: A Reason to Expand Connectivity. In a time of growing global challenges, the event brought together participants from international organizations, academia, civil society, and diplomatic missions … Continued

Expert Roundtable on Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Human Rights Monitoring

By Clémence Enjelvin

The Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP) hosted the III Expert Roundtable on Digital Human Rights Tracking Tools and Databases (DHRTTDs), gathering an international group of stakeholders to address interoperability challenges and opportunities for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in human rights monitoring. Co-organized with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for … Continued