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The oldest war crime in the book? Humanitarian aid under fire after the airstrikes on the Kunduz hospital

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Dates:11 November 2015
Times:17:30 - 19:30
What is it:Lecture
Organiser:School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Who is it for:Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public, University staff
Speaker:Prof Bertrand Taithe, Dr Rony Brauman, Bruno Jochum, Martin Browne, Markus Geisser
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  • The oldest war crime in the book?
  • Afghanistan: MSF denounces blatant breach of International Humanitarian Law in Kunduz
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  • In group "(ALC) Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute"
  • By School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

Hospital and medical structures around the world are under fire today. Did the airstrikes on the MSF Kunduz hospital change anything? How do the laws of war apply today? Can the humanitarian campaigns led by the Red Cross Movement and MSF make a difference?

Register to attend this event - the only event of its kind taking place on this issue, with representatives from both Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and International Committe of the Red Cross (ICRC) - https://hcrikunduz.eventbrite.co.uk

Tonight's event will be live streamed. We will be taking questions from Twitter using ?#?hcrikunduzevent?. Join the debate. Whether you're attending the event in person or online, you can also use this as a platform for engagement throughout the event. http://man.ac.uk/m4CfBN

Speakers

Prof Bertrand Taithe

Role: HCRI Executive Director

Organisation: Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI)

Dr Rony Brauman

Role: President of MSF from 1982-1994, and HCRI Director

Organisation: Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (HCRI)

Bruno Jochum

Role: General Director of OCG and member of the project committee of the Medical Care under Fire project

Organisation: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Martin Browne

Role: Associate Researcher

Organisation: Manchester International Law Centre

Markus Geisser

Role: Senior Humanitarian Affairs and Policy Advisor

Organisation: International Committe of the Red Cross (ICRC)

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