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Annabelle Gagnon, LLM student at the Geneva Academy, in front of the Pointe de la Jonction in Geneva News

LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights: What our Students Say

26 January 2017

In this interview, Annabelle Gagnon-Bischoff, currently enrolled in the LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, tells us about the programme and life in Geneva.

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Laura Baron-mendoza, LLM student, in front of the Place du Bourg de Four in Geneva News

LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights: What our Students Say

19 January 2017

In this interview, Laura Baron-Mendoza, currently enrolled in the LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, tells us about the programme and life in Geneva.

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Clarita Montant, student in the Master in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in a chocolate store in Geneva News

MAS in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law: What our Students Say

17 January 2017

In this interview, Clarita Montant, a French-American and Salvadorian student enrolled in the Master in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law, tells us about the programme and life in Geneva.

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Alexis Comninos, LLM student at the Geneva Academy, in front of the Bains des Pâquis News

LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights: What our Students Say

11 January 2017

In this interview, Alexis Comninos, currently enrolled in the LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, tells us about the programme and life in Geneva.

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Firouzeh Mitchell, student in the Geneva Academy's Master in Transitional Justice, in front of the Jet d'Eau News

MAS in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law: What our Students Say

10 January 2017

In this interview, Firouzeh Mitchell, currently enrolled in the Master in Transitional Justice, tells us about the programme and life in Geneva.

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Use of Force in Law Enforcement and the Right to Life: The Role of the UN Human Rights Council

29 November 2016

Our new publication examines how the right to life is affected by law enforcement agencies’ use of force and identifies how the HRC could further promote respect for international standards governing policing.

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Participants in the expert seminar on the right to land and other natural resources, Palais des Nations, 17 November 2016 News

Expert Seminar: The Right to Land and Other Natural Resources

28 November 2016

More than 60 participants – leading experts, states’ representatives, academics and civil society’s representatives – discussed the inclusion of a right to land and other natural resources in the UN declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas.

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Regional Consultation for Easter Europe in Moscow News

Two Regional Consultations on the Future of the UN Treaty Body System

21 November 2016

In the context of our Academic Platform on Treaty Body Review 2020, an academic process contributing to the 2020 review of UN treaty bodies by the General Assembly, we held two regional consultations, for Eastern Europe and Latin America.

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Picture of Dr. Nils Melzer during his recorded interview News

Creeping Trend Towards Increased Tolerance for Torture

3 November 2016

Video interview with Dr Nils Melzer, Human Rights Chair at the Geneva Academy and new Special Rapporteur on torture.

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Picture of Vanessa Murphy with the Prize certificate of the LLM Best Paper Prize at the Graduation Ceremony News

2016 Best LLM Paper Prize

28 October 2016

The 2016 LLM Paper Prize is awarded to Ms Vanessa Murphy for her exceptional academic work.

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