Law and Policy Events 4 April 2023 13:30 - 15:00 CEST

The Practice of Non-State Armed Groups: Implementing IHL Rules on Detention and Urban Warfare

Speakers & panellists

Sarah Epprecht
CHAIR

Sarah Epprecht

Director of Protection and Essential Services, ICRC

Robert Mardini
KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Robert Mardini

Director General, ICRC

Annyssa Bellal
PANELLIST

Annyssa Bellal

Executive Director, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform

Ruben Stewart
PANELLIST

Ruben Stewart

Thematic Adviser, ICRC

Tilman Rodenhäuser
PANELLIST

Tilman Rodenhäuser

Thematic Legal Adviser, ICRC

About the event

 

Humanitarian engagement with armed groups has long been a defining feature of the International Committee of the Red Cross' (ICRC) work. Direct contact and dialogue with armed groups, enable access to territories and persons they control, and allow the ICRC to assist people affected by armed conflict. Engagement with armed groups includes the promotion of IHL and other legal frameworks in order to ensure respect for the law and to reduce harm to victims.

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Based on engagement with armed groups and analysis of their practice the ICRC is launching two new publications on:

  •  'Detention by Non-State Armed Groups: Obligations Under IHL and Examples of How to Implement Them'
  •  'Reducing Civilian Harm in Urban Warfare: A Handbook for Armed Groups'

You are invited to a hybrid event where expert panellists will unpack operational measures and substantive proposals to NSAGs on the implementation of some of the most fundamental international humanitarian law (IHL) rules. 

The event will be chaired by Sarah Epprecht, ICRC Director of Protection and Essential Services, ICRC and feature a keynote address by ICRC Director General Robert Mardini, along with the following panellists:

  • Ruben Stewart, Thematic Adviser, ICRC
  • Tilman Rodenhäuser, Thematic Legal Adviser, ICRC
  • Annyssa Bellal Executive Director, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
  • Representative of a non-State armed group

 

 - International sign language interpretation will be provided at this event. -

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*Illustration by Victor Juhasz

Date & Time

4 April 2023 13:30 - 15:00 CEST

Online event