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Education Human Rights International Humanitarian Law
The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights will hold two online information sessions to present its Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) programmes for the 2025–2026 academic year.

Bridging Human Rights and Data Science at the 2025 Latsis Symposium

Data Science Geneva Human Rights Platform
The 2025 Latsis Symposium on Science for Global Development and Humanitarian Action, organized by ETH for Development, gave prominent space to human rights issues.

Publication on Legal Understandings of Equality and Non-Discrimination

Equality Non-Discrimination Research and Policy
Our new publication, Equality and Non-Discrimination, brings together cutting-edge scholarship on one of the most fundamental principles of international human rights law.

Water Wars: How Sudan’s Conflict Weaponizes a Basic Human Need

IHL in Focus Resources Weaponizing Water
Our latest spot report explores how the targeting of water infrastructure is contributing to what is now considered the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, affecting 30 million people.

Our 2024 Annual Report

Annual Report Resources
Our 2024 Annual Report highlights significant achievements in international humanitarian law education and research during a year marked by deepening global humanitarian crises.

Strengthening MENA Engagement with UN Human Rights Mechanisms: Second Edition of our Tailored Training

Participants from six countries across the Middle East and North Africa region joined our customized training on the Geneva-based United Nations human rights mechanisms.

Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Human Rights Monitoring: Key Takeaways from the AI for Good Workshop

Our event brought together human rights practitioners, data scientists, and AI experts to explore how artificial intelligence can support efforts to monitor human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Practical Training on Human Rights Council Procedures Strengthens SIDS/LDCs Engagement

Sixteen diplomats from fifteen Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries participated in a two-day Practical Training on Human Rights Council Procedures.

Dr Erica Harper Warns of Dangerous Global Conflict Surge at UN ECOSOC Panel

Our Head of Research and Policy Studies, Dr Erica Harper, spoke at a United Nations Economic and Social Council panel on June 16th, focused on Humanitarian Aid Under Siege.

Bridging Geneva and Europe: advancing human rights in the digital age

The Geneva Human Rights Platform has taken its work on strengthening the international human rights system to the heart of European policy-making.