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In the midst of the third wave of COVID-19, The Taiz Axis Force, a group of military brigades in charge of Taiz governorates, have publicly declared their commitment towards the protection of civilians during the pandemic. With the support of Geneva Call office in Yemen, the group signed a unilateral declaration “…committing themselves to safeguard […]

Have you ever wondered how Geneva Call engages with armed non-State actors? How our staff members convince them to respect civilians? What the story is behind armed non-State actors who commit to humanitarian norms? Listen to this podcast for an account of Geneva Call’s work by Director of Operations Hichem Khadhraoui.

As 2020 draws to an end, Geneva Call launches a mass media campaign on key International Humanitarian Law (IHL) concepts targeting communities in Eastern Europe and South Caucasus. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, renewed fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh and frequent violations of the ceasefire in Eastern Ukraine have put a heavy toll on civilians […]

Version in Russian available here.   When armed conflicts and armed violence subside, all parties involved and society at large need to decide how to reckon with past violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. Though there is no one size fits all approach, transitional justice offers a range of mechanisms and tools that […]