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Anger and Consternation within European Trade Unions: Will Russian Union Representative Supportive of Vladimir Putin’s War Effort and Repression Be Elected to the ILO’s Governing Body?

The possible election on June 10 to the International Labour Organization's Governing Body of a representative of the Russian Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FNPR), a state-controlled organization allied with Vladimir Putin, has sparked an acrimonious debate within the labour movement. Ukrainian trade unions, together with a number

Russian Senior Diplomat Praises International Geneva’s Role but Dismisses Switzerland’s Efforts as Peacemaker

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Russian Senior Diplomat Praises International Geneva’s Role but Dismisses Switzerland’s Efforts as Peacemaker

Repression in Russia Expected to Worsen after Putin ‘Re-election’, Activists Warn from Geneva

Repression in Russia Expected to Worsen after Putin ‘Re-election’, Activists Warn from Geneva

Vladimir Putin’s inevitable anointing this weekend as Russian president—in an essentially unopposed ‘election’ exercise—is likely to lead to a complete crushing of domestic critics, a UN human rights investigator and leading Russian activists have told Geneva audiences. “Many observers predict that [...] the authorities [may begin] an even

“Truth is what Putin fears most. That is why he systematically suppresses it.”

“Truth is what Putin fears most. That is why he systematically suppresses it.”

“Truth is what Putin fears most. That is why he systematically suppresses it,” Russian filmmaker in exile Askold Kurov told me when I recently spoke with him as The G|O partners with the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, which opens tomorrow.

The War for the West

Ivan Krastev interviewed by Sławomir Sierakowski Sławomir Sierakowski: As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, few now believe that Russia can be defeated. What fate do you see in store for Ukraine? Ivan Krastev: I think your question is too gloomy. The events of the last two years

Exclusive: The Inside Story of How CERN Sanctioned Russia

“CERN was built as a force for peace. That has been thrown away. Peaceful scientific collaboration can now be terminated for political reasons.”

Thresholds of Dialogue with Hamas and Russia

Should potential mediators negotiate with Hamas? At a recent dinner of eminent international lawyers, an animated difference of opinion arose about whether there should be negotiations with the organization. On the one side, people said Hamas was a terrorist group, beyond conversations after its heinous crimes on October 7. On

Buying and Spending in a Country at War: How Has the UNHCR Been Performing in Ukraine? “Okay, but...” UN Auditors Say, Flagging a Few Problems

In an effort at accountability and transparency, the UN decided to audit its own refugee agency, UNHCR. More specifically, it sought to determine whether the agency, while responding to one of its largest and most difficult missions, had put all the necessary safeguards in place to control how the massive

Seized by the ILO, the International Court of Justice Will Rule on the Right to Strike. Why Did China and Russia Oppose the Move?

History is full of ironies: on the surface, you might expect the two largest communist economies of the world, China and Russia, to protect the rights of workers. A vote last week at the International Labour Organisation’s Governing Body (GB), the UN specialized agency’s executive body, illustrated they

Exclusive: Moscow Accuses Swiss Diplomats of “Blackmail,” and Says It Will “Closely Monitor Anti-Russian Tendencies in Switzerland’s Actions as a Host Country for Many UN Organizations”

The Russian Federation’s criticism of Switzerland is not new—it has been a constant feature ever since Bern decided to adopt the EU’s sanctions of Russia following the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. But the latest attack on the Swiss Government’s policy—and the form it

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