Past Events

The press is briefed by the representatives of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, Palais des Nations. 5 September 2018 Event

International Humanitarian Law in the Work of United Nations Human Rights Bodies

2 November 2018, 13:15-14:45

This panel will focus on the practicalities of how international humanitarian law is used and the role it plays in the work of the UN human rights machinery.

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Graduation hats thrown in the air Event

2018 Graduation Ceremony

26 October 2018

We look forward to welcoming students, their friends, families and our professors at the 2018 Graduation Ceremony.

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UN Flag painted on a brick wall Event

Expert Seminar on Domestic Stakeholders and the Treaty Body Review 2020

17-18 October 2018

This seminar, co-organized with the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights of the University of Oslo, will address the role which domestic human rights actors play within the UN human rights treaty body system.

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November 1949, Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States holding a Universal Declaration of Human Rights poster in French. Event

70 years Universal Declaration of Human Rights – A Time for Concern or Celebration?

15-16 October 2018

This conference in Berlin will discuss the significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights today.

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Hands typing on a laptop Event

The Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and Association Online

11-12 October 2018

A Geneva Human Rights Platform consultation with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, civil society representatives and academics.

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Central African Republic, Bouca, 2013. Some houses near the Catholic Mission were recently burnt. Event

Tactics for Accountability for Abuses in War

8 October 2018, 18:30-20:00

Human rights advocates talk about the challenges they face and the tactics they use in documenting and reporting human rights violations and securing justice for victims in conflict.

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Members of an Afghan and coalition security force collected a cache of weapons during a security clearance of a known Haqqani Network foreign fighter encampment site. During the clearance over 50 insurgents were killed. Paktika province, Afghanistan, July IHL Talks

Arms Transfer to Conflict-Prone Regions: IHL and Human Rights Criteria under the Arms Trade Treaty

4 October 2018, 12:15-14:00

This IHL Talk will focus on the major challenges in the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty as well as on the opportunities it offers to halt the transfer of weapons when they could be used to violate IHL and IHRL.

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An U.S. Special Forces soldier assigned to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan fires a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle system after receiving small-arms fire during a clearance of Denasaro Kelay village in Mizan district, Zabul province, Military Briefings

The Impact of International Human Rights Law on Military Operations

27 September 2018, 18:30-20:00

This Military Briefing will give a military perspective on the impact of international human rights law on military operations, focusing particularly on the British experience in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo, Walikale, people walk on a street during th 2011 presidential elections. Event

Human Rights and Sustainable Development Goals

26 September 2018, 18:30-20:00

This public conference provides an opportunity to discuss the contributions of UN human rights mechanisms to the monitoring of the SDGs that seek to realize ESCR and their collaboration with the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.&am

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Elisabeth Decrey Warner in discussion with representatives of armed non-state actors Event

Utility and Limits of International Law for Protecting Persons Affected by Armed Conflict

24 September 2018, 18:00-20:00

In this opening lecture of the academic year, Elisabeth Decrey Warner will share her experience, as Co-Founder and Former Executive President of Geneva Call, of promoting respect of international humanitarian law by armed non-state actors.

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