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Human rights are under assault worldwide, United Nations chief Antonio Guterres warned on Monday (February 23), citing widespread abuses of international law and devastating civilian suffering in conflicts in Sudan, Gaza, and Ukraine. - REUTERS

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00:00Human rights are under a full-scale attack around the world.
00:05The rule of law is being out-muscled by the rule of force.
00:10And this assault is not coming from the shadows or by surprise.
00:14It is happening in plain sight and often led by those who hold the greatest power.
00:22Around the world, human rights are being pushed back deliberately, strategically and sometimes proudly.
00:30We are living in a world where mass suffering is excused away,
00:35where humans are used as bargaining chips,
00:38where international law is treated as a mere inconvenience.
00:43Conflicts are multiplying and the impunity has become a contagion.
00:49That is not due to a lack of knowledge, tools or institutions.
00:53It is the result of political choices.
00:56The crisis of respect for human rights does not stand alone.
01:01It mirrors and magnifies every other global fracture.
01:05Humanitarian needs are exploding while funding collapses.
01:10Human rights and branches.
01:11Human rights and means nothing alone in theerald or
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