http://www.icrc.org/eng/home/rss-feed/icrc-rss-americas.xml /eng/home/rss-feed/th_rss_feed.gif http://www.icrc.org/eng/home/rss-feed/icrc-rss-americas.xml This document explains the purpose of the ICRC's visits to places of detention run by the United States in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay (Cuba) – as well as previously in Iraq – and the procedures that the organization follows. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/misc/united-states-detention.htm Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:38:18 GMT 2010-03-03T15:38:18+01:00 In today's 2012 activity report for Colombia, the International Committee of the Red Cross expressed its concern about the persistent suffering caused by the conflict and the actions of armed groups. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2013/04-24-colombia-2012-report.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:46:23 GMT 2013-04-24T12:46:23+01:00 In Colombia, 2012 saw the continuance of an armed conflict that began almost half a century ago, while other forms of violence intensified. The year was also marked by hopes for a resolution of the conflict between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – People's Army (FARC-EP), with peace talks beginning in Cuba. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/feature/2013/04-24-colombia-annual-report.htm Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:30:26 GMT 2013-04-22T19:30:26+01:00 Colombia – a country of contrasts – is characterized by "pessoptimism", straddling the divide between optimism that peace is possible and pessimism that even peace would not stop the violence. This dilemma juxtaposes the bloody reality of conflict and other violence with the hope, which many citizens barely dare to entertain, of a new chance to put an end to an armed conflict that has lasted almost half a century. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/editorial/04-24-colombia-annual-report-editorial.htm Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:02:39 GMT 2013-04-22T20:02:39+01:00 Despite recent progress towards peace, Colombia continues to suffer forced displacement, threats of violence and damage to civilian property. Jordi Raich, head of the ICRC delegation in Colombia, shares his reading of the conflict and the humanitarian situation in the country. He speaks about the consequences of a conflict that has lasted half-a-century, the way the ICRC operates and such topics as the 70,000 people still missing today. For the first time, Jordi Raich details the neutral intermediary role that the ICRC plays in negotiations between the government and FARC-EP. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/feature/2013/04-24-colombia-annual-report-video.htm Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:54:19 GMT 2013-04-23T18:54:19+01:00 Geneva/Washington D.C. (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, has completed a four-day official visit to Washington. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2013/04-11-us-president-obama-maurer.htm Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:10:32 GMT 2013-04-11T21:10:32+01:00 The ICRC is to act as an observer in the exhumation of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/news-release/2013/04-08-chili-pablo-neruda.htm Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:39:49 GMT 2013-04-08T11:39:49+01:00 Sami El-haj was working as a photographer with the Al-Jazeera television channel when he was detained in Guantanamo where he spent six years. He was released in 2008. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/article/review-2013/irrc-889-al-haj.htm Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:43:21 GMT 2013-02-08T11:43:21+01:00 In 2012, the ICRC assisted over 200 victims of weapon contamination in Colombia. Many of these people have had to leave their homes, have lost their livelihoods or the physical ability to perform a job and are struggling to cope with serious physical and psychological consequences. Three people who received support from the ICRC in Florencia, in south-eastern Colombia, tell how they are trying to overcome this unexpected predicament. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/feature/2013/03-14-colombia-arms-contamination.htm Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:01:01 GMT 2013-03-14T19:01:01+01:00 An interactive discussion on complementary approaches to ensuring the protection of civilians affected by conflict and violence. http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/event/2013/03-19-united-states-protection-civilians.htm Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:58:42 GMT 2013-03-18T09:58:42+01:00