Human Rights Hub
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom established a Human Rights Hub in Geneva. As a hub for the Foundation's human rights work, it strengthens respect for and compliance with human rights and promotes the rules-based international legal order. The hub connects human rights defenders and civil society organizations with each other and with UN organizations in Geneva.
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Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Human Rights Monitoring
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.
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The WSIS process: Defense of the Liberal Rules Based International Order
The WSIS+20 Review will take place in Geneva from July 7-11, 2025. In this process, states will review the progress made in the implementation of the Geneva Action Plan and review the mandate of the WSIS. But what exactly is the WSIS and what is its value for the international order?
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AI for human rights: Smarter, faster, fairer monitoring
This workshop offers a dynamic space to explore how AI can be leveraged to make human rights monitoring smarter, faster, and fairer—while ensuring that such use is grounded in human rights values and guided by critical reflection. Participants will engage with both the opportunities and the boundaries of AI, emphasizing the importance of human–AI collaboration, transparency, and inclusive design.
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The UN Charter turns 80 - A Reminder of a Vision
On June 26, 1945, the UN Charter was signed by 51 states.
Eighty years later, 193 nations have committed themselves to its international legal obligations. The Charter's foundational ideas, however, seem to have drifted far from present-day realities. A timely reminder.
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Equal Talent, Half the Voice?
Today marks the third anniversary of the United Nations' designation of June 24th as the International Day of Women in Diplomacy. Yet, despite this symbolic recognition, meaningful progress toward making diplomacy more inclusive for women remains limited.
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Russia's Copycats: Anti-LGBTQI+ legislation in Hungary, Bulgaria and Georgia
The rapid proliferation of anti-LGBTQI+ laws and policies in Hungary, Bulgaria, and Georgia reveals a disturbing pattern in Europe and beyond: the deliberate erosion of legal protections for LGBTQI+ communities and the systematic weaponization of anti-minority propaganda.
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Talks with Iran: Can Geneva bring diplomacy back?
Geneva once again becomes a stage for international diplomacy and the pursuit of peace. The talks on Iran's nuclear program show how valuable dialogue, trust, and a return to principles of international law are.
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Reflecting on the UPR for Türkiye – Key Takeaways from Our Side-Event and the Formal Review
Türkiye’s Universal Periodic Review, a peer review of human rights undertaken by all UN Member States, took place on May 6, 2025, in the midst of one of the most alarming surge in human rights violations in the country.
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Media Freedom on Trial
Worldwide the work of journalists is criminalised in order to silence critical voices. Journalist Blessed Mhlanga from Heart and Soul Broadcasting Services Ltd. was arrested in March after his interview with an opponent of President Emmerson Mnangagawa in Zimbabwe. He is accused of inciting public violence. Read his letter from the prison in Harare.
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Violence in Myanmar: women targeted by the military and resistance groups
Women in Myanmar have been exposed to massive violence since the military coup in 2021. A new study shows the dramatic consequences and calls for better access to justice.
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A Safe Society for Development: The Fight Against FGM in Tanzania
This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the courage of the women, men, and youth who have stood up against Female Genital Mutilation. Their stories inspire a future where girls and women can live free from harm, fully empowered to shape their destinies.
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High-level Segment at the UN Human Rights Council
The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) 58th session engaged in a segment featuring keynote speeches from high-level representatives such as Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the UN, the High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and 116 Foreign, Deputy or Prime Ministers speaking on behalf of their countries.
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Unseen & Unheard
This publication aims to amplify the voices of Zimbabwe’s LGBTQIA+ community, documenting their lived experiences and advocating for meaningful change. Through these stories, we seek to challenge societal prejudice, hold authorities accountable, and inspire the alignment of Zimbabwe’s laws with its constitutional ideals of equality.
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Call for Authors
The FNF Human Rights Hub is looking for authors with demonstrated knowledge and expertise regarding anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
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Universal Periodic Review Session 48: Slovenia
Slovenia underwent its fourth Universal Periodic Review, a peer review of the human rights records of all 193 member states.
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Russia's Copycats: Anti-LGBTQI+ legislation in Hungary, Bulgaria and Georgia
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Generation Z in the USA: On Human Rights and Democracy
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Generation Z in Poland - On Human Rights and Democracy
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Gen Z Survey: Committed to Human Rights, Worried about Democracy
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