"The rule of law is being outmuscled by the rule of force," he told theopening of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. He also highlighted the "blatant violations of human rights, human dignityand international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory". "Around the world, human rights are being pushed back deliberately,strategically and sometimes proudly," he said. The crisis of respect for human rights "mirrors and magnifies every otherglobal fracture", he said, pointing for instance to how "humanitarian needsare exploding while funding collapses". "We must defend our shared foundations, without compromise," he said,insisting that "the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,and the instruments of international human rights law are not a menu".

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 23, 2026 08:42 UTC