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According to official statistics, in 2009 alone over 500 young people ... “Rising levels of violence affecting young people in Honduras are a matter of great concern to the ICRC,” said Karl Mattli, ...

• 2010-08-25
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Honduras

The premises had been occupied since 28 June. ... The premises had been occupied since 28 June. ... The ICRC has been visiting people held in connection with the recent events in Honduras since 24 September.

• 2009-10-01
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Visiting detainees

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Honduras

• People
  • Prisoners of war and detainees

Tegucigalpa/Geneva (ICRC) – Yesterday, Friday, an ICRC delegate entered the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa and was able to meet ... 26-09-2009 News Release 09/191 Tegucigalpa/Geneva (ICRC) – ...

• 2009-09-26
• News Release
• Archived page

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Brazil

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Honduras

As Juan Carlos Carrera, the head of the ICRC team in Honduras told us, "The huge scale of the disaster is having a big ... Carlos Carrera, ICRC, Honduras, tel.: ++ 504 9666 5209 o ++52 1 55 5456 6391

• 2012-02-23
• News Release

Now, he and his family will have to start over again,” deplored a Honduran teacher Honduras has one of the highest per capita ... University of Honduras, there were 77.5 homicides for every 100, ...

• 2011-07-21
• Feature

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Education and outreach
        • Youth and schools

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Honduras

In the wake of the fire that broke out at Comayagua prison in Honduras on 14 February, in which more than 360 people died, ... describes the challenges and achievements of her assignment in Honduras.

• 2012-03-14
• Interview

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Honduras

... violence is rife in five departments of Honduras will take part in a training workshop on humanitarian principles and first-aid in the ... of Honduras will take part in a training workshop on ...

• 2011-05-30
• News Release
• Archived page

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Education and outreach
        • Youth and schools

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Honduras

Yes, we have a comprehensive agreement with the authorities which allows us to visit people deprived of their freedom in Honduras. ... We have also supported regional workshops providing training on safe ...

• 2009-09-28
• Interview

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Cooperating with National Societies

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Honduras

... Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Holy See Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel and the occupied territories ... The ten largest operations worldwide are Pakistan, Afghanistan, ...

• 2009-06-26
• Section

Section on ICRC activities in the Americas. Includes news, operational ... Key operations The ICRC in Colombia The ICRC's work in Colombia involves protecting civilians, helping displaced persons and ...

• 2010-04-20
• Section

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Antigua and Barbuda

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Argentina

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Bahamas

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Barbados

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Belize

Amid this upheaval, the ICRC focused on ensuring that the funds provided by its donors would not in any way be put at risk by ... Given these circumstances, KCHF -29,779 of unrestricted reserves was ...

• 2010-03-23
• Section

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

11550 (covers Mexico, Guatemala (bureau), Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua (orthopaedic centre - FSH), Panama, El Salvador, Cuba, ... 10017 - 4706 Phone: (++1) 212 599 60 21 Fax: (++1) 212 599 60 09 e ...

• 2012-01-10
• Contact

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Contacts

Urbanisation, however, has brought with it a growing sense of vulnerability among many city dwellers faced with insecurity, ... Finally, rapid urbanization and the changing context of violence create ...

• 2010-06-18
• Section

4082 Workshop report, Geneva, 14-16 March 2011 Workshop report: CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT AND OTHER SITUATIONS OF ... 3 FOREwORD By Angela Gussing, Deputy Director of Operations, ICRC ...

• 2011-11-17
• Publication

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Protecting civilians

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Children

• People
  • Children

The division of geographical zones in this section represents the current ICRC ... Maps: Mexico City regional delegation Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama.

• 2009-04-29
• Section

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Antigua and Barbuda

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Argentina

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Bahamas

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Barbados

• Places
  • The Americas
    • Belize

In addition to general information on the activities of the tracing services, these records contain all the personal data gathered ... Protection of personal data The ICRC files and records available ...

• 2006-12-12
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • History

The records produced by ICRC services, secretariats and departments in Geneva ... Protection of personal data The ICRC files and records available for consultation contain personal, medical, legal, ...

• 2006-12-12
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • History

International human rights law and international humanitarian law are ... Thus, the question arises whether there is conflict and tension or synergy between various regimes.5 1 2 3 4 5 See, e.g., ...

• 2007-12-26
• Article
• by: Cordula Droege

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Security detention

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

These laws must cover all persons, whatever their nationality, who commit or order others to commit grave breaches, ... Finally, it can be affirmed that, with the 462 Volume 90 Number 870 June 2008 ...

• 2008-06-30
• Article

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Advisory Service

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

Since they were adopted, the red cross and red crescent emblems have provided protection to millions of war victims but they have ... The aim of this article is to recount the history of the emblem ...

• 2007-07-11
• Publication
• by: François Bugnion

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Emblem

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • International Conference
      • 29th Conference

The ICRC also continued to promote IHL and other applicable norms, and to foster a deeper understanding of its role and activities ... The ICRC also continued to promote IHL and other applicable norms ...

• 2010-12-31
• Annual Report

• Places
  • The Americas

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia

Lastly, it should also be emphasized that the prohibition of ill-treatment does not mean that other treatment which does not reach ... Situations of emergency include situations of terrorist threat, ...

• 2007-09-30
• Article
• by: Cordula Droege

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Prisoners of war and detainees

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Health
      • Health in prisons
        • Torture

The CCW [2 ] (Protocol II as amended) introduced a number of changes that were widely welcomed, but it fell far short of totally ... As at the end of April 1998, there were a total of 124 signatories ...

• 1998-12-31
• Article
• by: Stuart Maslen, Peter Herby

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Anti-personnel landmines

TABLE OF CONTENTS FRANCE: Decision 98-408 DC of 22 January 1999 ... HONDURAS: Opinion of the Supreme Court of Justice of 24 January 2002 [Dictamen de la Corte Suprema de Justicia del 24 de enero de ...

• 2003-01-31
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

Development of conflict environments For an organization such as the ICRC, it is important at regular intervals to assess overall ... Others erupted immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall and ...

• 2002-12-23
• Miscellaneous
• Archived page

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances