by Camila Ponte | 10 October 2022 | News
After High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s departure and with her successor, Volker Türk, not yet in office, the session was opened by Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif. She emphasised the many situations raising grave concerns and...
by Camila Ponte | 23 July 2022 | News
GAAMAC is grateful for Ms Bachelet’s constant support to and engagement with GAAMAC. The High Commissioner notably addressed the community at the Chair handover ceremony in 2019 and at GAAMAC IV in 2021. GAAMAC also recognizes the importance of the High Commissioner’s...
by Camila Ponte | 16 May 2022 | News
AI is rapidly taking a central role in our day-to-day life. While it is making the world a smarter, faster place, it is also accompanied by emerging threats against human rights standards and other disruptive effects. AI-enabled disinformation, the resulting spread of...
by jakeloeffenames | 3 March 2022 | News
The situation in Ukraine illustrates the need for all States, everywhere, to be equipped with national atrocity prevention mechanisms, to ensure they remain resilient even in unstable circumstances. Many members of the GAAMAC community have expressed their concern and...
by jakeloeffenames | 20 October 2021 | News
Child soldiers are children (individuals under the age of 18) who get involved in military purposes. The term “child soldier” encompasses a wide range of roles in which children – boys and girls – are used in military conflict. The responsibilities of a child soldier...
