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Portrait of Said Condo Ndoli News

Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict: What Alumni Say

10 June 2022

Said Condo Ndoli is the Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sub-delegation in Timbuktu, Mali and graduated from our Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict in 2021.

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Side event organized by the Geneva Human Rights Platform at the UN in New York News

From Geneva to New York to Discuss the Future of UN Treaty Bodies

10 June 2022

Our Geneva Human Rights Platform staff – Chloé Naret, Felix Kirchmeier and Domenico Zipoli – travelled to New York to discuss the future of UN treaty bodies.

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Expert meeting on AI governance and human rights News

Experts Discuss the Role of Human Rights in AI Governance

9 June 2022

At a roundtable organised by Chatham House and hosted by our Geneva Human Rights Platform, experts addressed the role of human rights in AI governance.

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Peru, Ayacuccho. The community of Putcca-Quinacc gives a dignified burial to the 38 people who disappeared during Christmas 1984, whose remains were found and identified. News

Voices from the Ground: Learning about Transitional Justice on the Ground

31 May 2022

In this new extracurricular activity, guest speakers involved in transitional justice (TJ) processes at the local level share with students their experiences in setting up, running, working, or resisting various TJ mechanisms and processes.

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Sea rising through village in Bangladesh News

Experts Discuss the Protection of Persons Affected by Sea-Level Rise

30 May 2022

The expert meeting, organized with the Roma Tre University Law Department, focused on the content of the second issue paper of the International Law Commission Working Group which deals with the protection of persons affected by sea-level rise and statehood.

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Destroyed building, Shingal. News

Our 2021 Annual Report

30 May 2022

Our 2021 Annual Report provides an overview of our activities, highlights, outputs and impact for the past year.

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A session of the UN Human Rights Committee News

New Publication Takes Stock of UN Treaty Body Review 2020 Implementation

27 May 2022

Our new Research Brief provides a comprehensive summary of the key decisions taken and recommendations given by all relevant stakeholders in implementing the recommendations of the TB Review 2020 process.

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LLM students pleading on the 2008 South Ossetia armed conflict in front of the jury News

LLM Students Plead on the 2008 War between Russia and Georgia

24 May 2022

Half of the class of our LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights – 26 students – pleaded on 21 May at Villa Moynier on the 2008 South Ossetia armed conflict between Russia and Georgia.

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Durkhanay Ijaz at her desk News

Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict: What Participants Say Durkhanay Ijaz

23 May 2022

Durkhanay Ijaz is a Legal Advisor at the International Committee of the Red Cross in Pakistan and is following our Executive Master in International Law in Armed Conflict online.

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A session of the focused review in Grenada. News

New Report Confirms the Potential of UN Treaty Bodies’ Focused Review for Human Rights Implementation

18 May 2022

The report of the second focused review pilot – conducted in St. George’s, Grenada, by our Geneva Human Rights Platform (GHRP) with the Commonwealth Secretariat – shows the benefits that this exercise brings to both the work of UN treaty bodies and the implementation of human rights in countries.

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