Human rights outmuscled by ‘rule of force’ globally, UN chief warns

Antonio Guterres highlights ‘blatant violations of human rights, human dignity and international law’ in Palestine.

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“Human rights are under a full-scale attack around the world” as the powerful trample on international law, according to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

“The rule of law is being outmuscled by the rule of force,” he said at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council’s annual session in Geneva on Monday.