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Felix Kirchmeier

Executive Director of the Geneva Human Rights Platform

UN Human Rights Mechanisms / International Human Rights Law and Policy / Team Management / Project Management / Donors Relations / Sustainable Development

Felix Kirchmeier is the founding Executive Director of the Geneva Human Rights Platform, a project of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

In this role he leads the development of this platform anchored in international Geneva. This includes liaising with diplomatic missions, United Nations human rights experts, civil society actors and academia, identifying institutional issues needing coordination and a multi-stakeholder approach, hosting expert meetings and public conferences, including the flagship annual conference of the GHRP.

Aiming to expand the work of the UN human rights mechanisms in the digital sphere and to deliver training on AI for human rights professionals, Felix also was appointed as a member of the Steering Committee of ITU’s AI Skills Coalition.

Before joining the Geneva Academy, he worked at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung where he served as Senior Programme Officer for Human Rights and Development and Focal Point for international human rights projects. There he organized conferences on the development of human rights law and coordinated training on international human rights mechanisms in Geneva and in the field.

Felix holds a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Freiburg, Germany.

Resources

Bridging Human Rights and Data Science at the 2025 Latsis Symposium

Data Science Geneva Human Rights Platform
The 2025 Latsis Symposium on Science for Global Development and Humanitarian Action, organized by ETH for Development, gave prominent space to human rights issues.

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

Participants from six countries across the Middle East and North Africa region joined our customized training on the Geneva-based United Nations human rights mechanisms.

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

Our event brought together human rights practitioners, data scientists, and AI experts to explore how artificial intelligence can support efforts to monitor human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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

The GHRP’s annual training equipped 19 diplomats with key insights into the UN Human Rights Council’s mechanisms and multilateral processes.

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

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.

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

The Geneva Human Rights Platform hosted an expert roundtable with the theme ‘Opportunities for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Human Rights Monitoring.’

International Treaty-Based Reporting Practices Review Report

November 2023

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Felix Kirchmeier, Claire Callejon, Domenico Zipoli

Implementing the Treaty Body Review 2020 – Where do we stand

August 2022

The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Felix Kirchmeier, Domenico Zipoli