About the author(s):
Begümhan I. Simsir is an LL.M. candidate at the Geneva Academy of IHL and Human Rights and a policy and research intern at the IFRC. She holds a law degree from Turkish German University. Her LL.B. thesis focused on the protection of girl soldiers during and after armed conflicts. She has worked with various organizations, including Human Rights Measurement Initiative, Generation Human Rights, UNESCO, Airwars and the International Review of the Red Cross.
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