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War WATCH: Episode 3 - Syria: The Search for Accountability After Assad

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Host Juliette Graf meets Mohammad Al Abdallah, Executive Director of the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre to discuss Syria's dual accountability crisis one year after Assad's fall.

Reframing Military Expenditure as a Human Rights Issue: Normative Constraints under the ICESCR

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Florence Foster

New Working Paper Examines How the Targeting and Repression of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Minorities in Russia Impacts Human Rights

Human Rights Research and Policy
Our recent working paper examines how the targeting and repression of SOGI minorities in the Russian Federation functions as a core component of Russia’s authoritarian playbook

Invisible Citizens: How Targeting and Repression of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Minorities in Russia Impacts Human Rights

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

A summary of the working paper examining how the targeting and repression of sexual orientation and gender identity minorities in the Russian Federation functions as a core component of Russia’s authoritarian playbook.

Emma Bapt, Rose Sandford

Invisible Citizens: How Targeting and Repression of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Minorities in Russia Impacts Human Rights

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

This paper examines how the targeting and repression of sexual orientation and gender identity minorities in the Russian Federation functions as a core component of Russia’s authoritarian playbook.

Emma Bapt, Rose Sandford

Internships at the Geneva Academy: Preparing Our Students for Their Future Careers

Education Human Rights International Humanitarian Law
Recognising the importance of hands-on professional experience we have developed an extensive internship programme for our full-time LLM-MAS students.

Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts (RULAC)

January 2008 - Present
Our longest running research project, providing independent and authoritative legal classifications of situations of armed conflict worldwide

Geneva Human Rights Platform

January 2018 - Present
Dedicated to supporting dialogue, coordination, and cooperation in the field of human rights protection and governance

New Research Brief Examines the Role of Social Movements and Civil Society Organizations in the Promotion and Monitoring of UNDROP

Research and Policy
This paper examines the role of social movements and civil society organizations in the promotion and monitoring of UNDROP.

El papel de los movimientos sociales y de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil en la promoción y el seguimiento de la UNDROP

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Law and Human Rights

Christophe Golay

Le rôle des mouvements sociaux et des organisations de la société civile dans la promotion et le suivi de l’UNDROP

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Christophe Golay

Role of Social Movements and Civil Society Organizations in the Promotion and Monitoring of UNDROP

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Christophe Golay

New Publication Outlines Concrete Recommendations to Implement the Right to Food in the Canton of Vaud

Research and Policy
The aim of this publication is to present the definition of the right to food and the obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill this right, without discrimination.

Le droit à l’alimentation dans le canton de Vaud : Pour une transition juste vers des systèmes alimentaires durables

December 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Christophe Golay, Emilia Richard

Navigating Ethical and Legal Challenges – Symposium on Neurotechnologies and Human Rights

Human Rights Neurotechnology and Human Rights
The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights recently hosted an online symposium addressing the governance of neurotechnologies.

War WATCH: A New Platform to Track, Assess and Monitor Armed Conflicts and Civilian Harm

Human Rights International Humanitarian Law Research and Policy
War WATCH brings together the Geneva Academy’s legal expertise and systematic research into a single, user-friendly platform

International Humanitarian Law and the Growing Involvement of Civilians in Cyber Operations and Other Digital Activities During Armed Conflict

November 2025

Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, ICRC

Working Paper explores how authoritarianism represents a structural risk multiplier for human rights decline and conflict

Research and Policy
Authored by Emma Bapt and Adam Day, our recent research explores how authoritarianism represents a structural risk multiplier for human rights decline and conflict.

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Armed Conflict – A Synthesis of Ideas and Ways Forward Presented at a Geneva Academy Expert Group Meeting

November 2025

Emma Bapt

The Slippery Slope of Authoritarianism – Using Human Rights to Anticipate and Prevent Conflict

November 2025

Geneva Academy of International Law and Human Rights

Emma Bapt, Adam Day

Our 2025 Student Study Trips to Kosovo and Armenia

Education Human Rights International Humanitarian Law
Students enrolled in our full-time MAS Programmes have the opportunity to undertake study trips to compliment their studies at the Geneva Academy.

Symposium on Delivering Responsible Neurotechnologies Governance

Monday, 8 December 2025, 14-16h CET, Online
A panel discussion to identify opportunities for States, civil society and other relevant stakeholders to develop a holistic and multi-stakeholder approach towards the challenges of neurotechnologies governance while protecting and promoting human rights.

Course Listings (LLM-MAS Programmes 2025-26)

LLM-MAS in International Crimes, Justice and Human Rights - Core Courses  (42 ECTS)

War WATCH Episode 2 - Mozambique: A War of Neglect and Impunity

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In this episode of the War WATCH podcast we meet Joshua Niyo from the IHL Centre to discuss one of the world's most neglected displacement crises.