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In this interview, Alexis Comninos, currently enrolled in the LLM in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, tells us about the programme and life in Geneva.

In this interview, Firouzeh Mitchell, currently enrolled in the Master in Transitional Justice, tells us about the programme and life in Geneva.

Our new publication examines how the right to life is affected by law enforcement agencies’ use of force and identifies how the HRC could further promote respect for international standards governing policing.

More than 60 participants – leading experts, states’ representatives, academics and civil society’s representatives – discussed the inclusion of a right to land and other natural resources in the UN declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas.

In the context of our Academic Platform on Treaty Body Review 2020, an academic process contributing to the 2020 review of UN treaty bodies by the General Assembly, we held two regional consultations, for Eastern Europe and Latin America.

Video interview with Dr Nils Melzer, Human Rights Chair at the Geneva Academy and new Special Rapporteur on torture.

The 2016 LLM Paper Prize is awarded to Ms Vanessa Murphy for her exceptional academic work.

Congratulations to our LLM and Executive Master Graduates! We wish them all the best in their future endeavors!

The 2016 Henry Dunant Research Prize is awarded to Ms Sabrina Henry.

The UN Human Rights Council appointed  Dr Nils Melzer, Human Rights Chair at the Geneva Academy, the next Special Rapporteur on torture.