“Too many of us live among brutal conflicts, and are threatened by greed, ambition and contempt for human life,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights stressed in his opening remarks to the 29th session of the Human Rights Council.

“Let the message go out that we will defend the victim and the voiceless,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. The message was given during his opening statement of the 29th Session of the Human Rights Council, taking place in Geneva this week.