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Participants in a Geneva Academy expert meeting at Villa Moynier News

2017 Annual Report

21 June 2018

Our 2017 Annual Report is out! It provides a look into our research and educational activities.

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An Expert Seminar To Tackle Human Rights Challenges Related to the Use of Less-Lethal Weapons

19 June 2018

Our annual seminar, held in the context of the Geneva Human Rights Platform and its focus on current human rights challenges related to the use of force, will discuss the use of less-lethal weapons in the context of law enforcement, management of assemblies and crowd control.

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Participants in the DEMETER research project workshop in Ethiopia News

Agricultural Commercialization, the Right to Food and Gender Equality Discussed in Addis Ababa

18 June 2018

Our two research fellows, Dr Joanna Bourke Martignoni and Dr Christophe Golay, spent a week in Ethiopia to discuss the mid-term findings of the six year research project on the relationship between agricultural and land commercialization, the right to food and gender equality (DEMETER).

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LLM Class News

The Geneva Academy Selected as a Leading School in LLM Guide’s Recently Published List: Top 10 LLM Programmes in Human Rights Law!

14 June 2018

The Geneva Academy is selected as a leading school in LLM Guide’s recently published list of Top 10 LLM Programmes in Human Rights Law, along with other prestigious academic institutions like Columbia University, Leiden University, Georgetown University Law Center or the University of Essex.

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Preparing for a Career in Transitional Justice

12 June 2018

During a dedicated session, students of our Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law discussed thematic work in the field of transitional justice, how to start a career, career opportunities and skill required for the field.

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UN Headquarters in New York: a view of the UN headquarters complex, as seen from the Visitors’ Entrance News

Our Publication on the United Nations Treaty Bodies Presented in New York

5 June 2018

On 29–30 May 2018, our Manager of Policy Studies, Felix Kirchmeier, presented our publication Optimizing the UN Treaty Body System in New York to the Chairpersons of United Nations treaty bodies, diplomats and civil society representatives.

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Customized Training Course For Academics on UN Human Rights Mechanisms

25 May 2018

During one week, 14 academics from five countries deepened their knowledge and expertise of United Nations human rights mechanisms during a customized training course co-organized with the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights of the University of Oslo.

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LLM Students during their 2018 study trip to Belgrade and Kosovo News

A Study Trip to Belgrade and Pristina to Meet Experts and Discover a New Region

24 May 2018

Our LLM students travelled to Belgrade and Pristina where they met a wide range of experts and institutions who work in the fields of international humanitarian law, human rights, international criminal law, transitional justice and migration. Alongside, they also had the opportunity to discover a new region and culture!

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Group photos of students of the Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law News

A Trip to Nuremberg to Learn about Transitional Justice, Memorialization and International Criminal Law

14 May 2018

Last month, students of our Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law travelled to Nuremberg where they visited key transitional justice sites, met leading experts and exchanged with other students from Germany and Israel.

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Bentiu, South Sudan, two boys walk in a river News

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals

8 May 2018

This Research Brief provides a summary of the findings and recommendations contained in the more lengthy publication No One Will Be Left Behind.

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