In this episode, we sat down with Eric Tistounet, founder of the Lake Room Initiative and former Chief of the Human Rights Branch at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. During the discussion, Eric reflects on 20 years since the establishment of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and how it has responded to human rights crises across the globe. The conversation also explores the Council’s unique tools for atrocity prevention, the gap between Geneva and New York and what reforms could strengthen the HRC’s effectiveness in an increasingly polarized international system.