Human rights day message

UN exec mentions Philippine drug war in human rights day message

High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, in the statement, called on people to stand up for the rights of other people.

“2016 has been a disastrous year for human rights across the globe, and if the growing erosion of the carefully constructed system of human rights and rule of law continues to gather momentum, ultimately everyone will suffer,” Zeid said, before mentioning the violence caused by extremist movements and conflicts.