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📅 The “From Hackers to Tech Companies: IHL and the Involvement of Civilians in ICT Activities in Armed Conflict” event is happening next week!

Join this interactive expert discussion on key legal questions to limit civilian involvement & prevent IHL violations.

🔗 Register now → bit.ly/48EZ0ev
EVENT: From Hackers to Tech Companies: IHL and the Involvement of Civilians in ICT Activities in Armed Conflict
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October 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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💻 With the growing involvement of civilians in armed conflict, facilitated by digitalization, how does #IHL address this?

Join this interactive online event to learn more: bit.ly/48EZ0ev

#Hacktivism #TechAndWar #CyberOperations #ProtectionOfCivilian @icrc.org
October 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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📚 New Publication: 'Equality and Non-Discrimination', edited by Gloria Gaggioli & Pavle Kilibarda, explores contemporary challenges to one of the most fundamental principles of human rights law: www.geneva-academy.ch/news/detail/...
August 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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📢 Our latest IHL in Focus Spot Report examines how Sudan’s conflict has weaponized water infrastructure, transforming a basic human need into a tool of warfare with catastrophic consequences for its civilians.

👉 Read the report: www.geneva-academy.ch/joomlatools-...
August 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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📢 Our 2024 Annual Report highlights significant achievements in international humanitarian law education and research during a year marked by deepening global humanitarian crises.

👉 Read the report and more: www.geneva-academy.ch/news/detail/...
July 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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📢 Read the new blog co-authored by our faculty member Gabriella Citroni related to private military and security companies: opiniojuris.org/2025/07/14/t...
July 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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👏 Thank you to @hadjalahbib.bsky.social European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, for sharing our new spot report:
June 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Our head of research and policy studies, Dr Erica Harper, spoke at the recent United Nations Office at Geneva panel, 'Humanitarian aid under siege: Politicisation of aid, erosion of IHL and humanitarian access challenges'.

Read more: www.geneva-academy.ch/news/detail/...
June 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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📘 Our latest IHL in Focus Spot Report examines how Israel’s attacks on water infrastructure in the Occupied Palestinian Territory amount to a deliberate war on water, with devastating consequences for civilians.

👉 Read the report: www.geneva-academy.ch/news/detail/...
June 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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June 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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👏 Our Geneva Human Rights Platform has taken its work to the heart of European policy-making through three events in Brussels, Strasbourg, and Vienna, focused on the responsible use of digital technologies to strengthen human rights protection.

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Bridging Geneva and Europe: advancing human rights in the digital age - The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
The Geneva Human Rights Platform has taken its work on strengthening the international human rights system to the heart of European policymaking.
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June 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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'Is the arms trade above the law?' ⚖️

This question was at the heart of our recent event where experts warned of compliance gaps that let states and companies bypass international law in arms transfers, highlighting ways forward to prevent harm.

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June 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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📢 Applications close on 30 May to be part of the 2025-27 cohort of our online Executive Master - MAS in International Law in Armed Conflict.

👉 Find out more and apply: geneva-academy.ch/news/detail/...
Apply to Our Online Executive Master - MAS in International Law in Armed Conflict - The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Applications for the upcoming academic year of our Online Executive Master – MAS in International Law in Armed Conflict - are now open. They will remain open until 30 May 2025, with courses starting a...
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May 28, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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📢 'As a human rights practitioner, I feel that it’s important to stay up to date with the full body of international law applicable in armed conflict.' - Daniel Fyfe, Human Rights Officer at OHCHR and alumni of our online Executive Master.

✅ Applications close on May 30

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May 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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✅ This year, the Geneva Academy has launched the Geneva IHL Lab, a practice-oriented course designed to equip our Master of Advanced Studies students with skills in open-source research and legal analysis under international humanitarian law (IHL).

👉 Read more: lnkd.in/euV4wsPq
May 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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👏 We were pleased to welcome five alumni from our Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law who presented their experience since leaving the Geneva Academy.

We would like to thank them all for taking the time to speak to the current students!
May 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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👏 Congratulations to the team of students from our Master of Advanced Studies in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law, who won the Best Negotiating Team Award at the 2025 Day of Crisis competition:

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May 15, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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📢 Against the backdrop of escalating global militarization, the Geneva Academy, Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva (QUNO) and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - WILPF are hosting a public event.

👉 Find out more and register: www.geneva-academy.ch/event/all-ev...
April 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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'Disinformation is no longer just the spread of falsehoods—it is the weaponization of speed, precision, and scale...' – Steven J. Barela

New research brief on how synthetic forces are reshaping online discourse + human rights.

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Impact of digital disinformation unpacked in new research brief series - The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Our new series of Research Briefs examine the impact of digital disinformation and potential solutions for its regulation
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April 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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📢 Authored by Adam Day and Emma Bapt, our recent two-part research series explores how the United Nations' human rights system can enhance its role in early warning and conflict prevention, including:

👉 Read more: www.geneva-academy.ch/news/detail/...
April 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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📚 Giovanni Distefano teaches courses in Public International Law as part of our Executive Master of Advanced Studies in International Law in Armed Conflict.

👉 Read his thoughts on the programme: www.geneva-academy.ch/news/detail/...
Executive Master of Advanced Studies in International Law in Armed Conflict: What Faculty Say - The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Giovanni Distefano, faculty in our online Executive Master, tells about his experience teaching in the programme.
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April 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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📢 Our new research brief 'Neurotechnology - Integrating Human Rights in Regulation', co-authored by Erica Harper and Allan McCay examines the human rights challenges posed by the rapid development of neurotechnology:

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Human Rights Concerns in Neurotechnology Examined in New Research Brief - The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights
Our research brief 'Neurotechnology - Integrating Human Rights in Regulation' examines the human rights challenges posed by the rapid development of neurotechnology.
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April 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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👏 A warm welcome to Stuart Maslen, Visiting Professor of International Law at the University of Johannesburg, who is joining us as Special Advisor to the IHL in Focus project.

Learn more about his background and expertise: www.geneva-academy.ch/research/our...
April 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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'I was drawn to the flexibility of the online format and being part of a diverse and highly experienced cohort of participants' – Rubina Paparelli, Head of Syria Support at the @icrc.org and alumna of our Executive Master of Advanced Studies.

👉: www.geneva-academy.ch/news/detail/...
April 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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📢 Applications close soon for the 'Business and Human Rights' training course from our Geneva Human Rights Platform: lnkd.in/e56dUFsK

Delve into the UN Guiding Principles, explore regulatory developments, and learn from experts across academia, government, and civil society.
April 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM