Wetin dey happen for dis world no bi small thing o! UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, don yarn food for table as he open mouth talk say human rights dey face serious wahala globally. He talk am for Geneva when dem hold UN Human Rights Council annual session.
According to Guterres, na powerful people dey use ‘rule of force’ dey trample on top international law, and e no dey happen for any corner wey we no fit see. Na those wey suppose lead dey lead the struggle wey dey happen in broad daylight.
He no gree mention particular cases, but e show say him dey vex well-well about Russia war for Ukraine wey don kill more than 15,000 civilians in four years. E shout say, “E don reach time wey bloodshed go stop!”
On top the issue for Occupied Palestinian Territory, Guterres don drop plenty heavy words. E talk say the two-state solution dey under serious threat, as e dey stripped away like cloth wey don tatter, all in full gaze of the international community!
Guterres no just stop there o! Him talk say the fight for human rights dey happen everywhere, and the way dem dey wey dey push human rights back na strategy wey dem dey apply proudly. E relate am to how dem dey use humans as bargaining chips while dem dey disregard international law like na joke.
UN human rights chief, Volker Turk, join the matter as e talk say domination don show face again. E mention say current power struggle dey happen wey no fit compare to wetin don happen for the past 80 years. Things dey bad like wey dem dey normalize using force settle problems between and within countries.
Na wah o! As Guterres, de talk say everywhere, those wey dey vulnerable dey push to the edge, dem dey harass migrants, and LGBTIQ+ community dey face serious threats everywhere. Him also call for urgent action to change the narrative wey dey trend.
“Make we no allow power go write new rule where di vulnerable no go get rights and the powerful dey do as dem like,” na wetin him conclude. E clear say if human rights fall, everything go fall with am.
This matter dey serious and e dey remind us how utmost we need to band together fight for wetin correct. Like Guterres talk, “We must defend our foundations without compromise!”
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