David Petrasek is Policy Director of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva. He previously worked for the Office of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights, the International Council on Human Rights Policy and Amnesty International.

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Accord Issue 16: Engaging armed groups

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