Yemen, MSF hospital destroyed by bombing IHL Talks

Violence Against Healthcare and Humanitarian Workers

24 November 2016, 12:15-13:30

This IHL Talk, organized with the support of the ICRC, aims at reflecting on the reasons why health care and humanitarian workers are being targeted despite their protection under international humanitarian law.

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Drawing on a wall of a Guantanamo's prisoner Geneva Academy Wednesdays

International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law in the fight against terrorism - Bush, Obama and Trump

30 November 2016, 18:30-20:00

On the eve of the end of the Obama administration, our guest speaker Gabor Rona, Visiting Professor of Law at Cardozo Law School, will discuss US counter-terrorism policies: continuity, change and exceptionalism.

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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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