Research, ideas, and leadership for a more secure, peaceful world
A presentation by Nadim Houry, Senior Researcher and Beirut Director at Human Rights Watch
Moderated by Loubna Freih, Founder, Human Rights Watch - Geneva
The July 2006 War ended but the debates it has provoked have not. Why did so many civilians die? Was Hezbollah shielding itself? Were war crimes committed? Are the international rules governing conflict adequate for asymmetrical conflicts? What about accountability? Nadim Houry, senior researcher at Human Rights Watch, investigated violations of international humanitarian law during the 2006 conflict. He will discuss how he and his colleagues conducted their field investigations in South Lebanon, the challenges they faced during their research and subsequent reporting on the conflict, and how they overcame them.