Author: Peter Maurer

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The principal cause of suffering during humanitarian crises is insufficient respect of applicable rules of international humanitarian law.

The principal cause of suffering during humanitarian crises is insufficient respect of applicable rules of international humanitarian law.

- Peter Maurer

Torture can destroy the social fabric of communities, degrade a society's institutions, and undermine the integrity of its political systems.

Torture can destroy the social fabric of communities, degrade a society's institutions, and undermine the integrity of its political systems.

- Peter Maurer

Not only does disability impact individual health and well-being, it also leads to social and economic exclusion.

Not only does disability impact individual health and well-being, it also leads to social and economic exclusion.

- Peter Maurer

The sad fact is that horrendous human conflict is nothing new.

The sad fact is that horrendous human conflict is nothing new.

- Peter Maurer

Trust into leadership evaporates with communities when they see that their problems are not adequately addressed, neither at the national level nor at the international arena.

Trust into leadership evaporates with communities when they see that their problems are not adequately addressed, neither at the national level nor at the international arena.

- Peter Maurer

Experience shows that the reliance on illegal, immoral, and inhumane interrogation techniques is universally a very poor choice.

Experience shows that the reliance on illegal, immoral, and inhumane interrogation techniques is universally a very poor choice.

- Peter Maurer

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