Limits on Autonomy in Weapon Systems
… include the relationship between gender and terrorism. She wrote her bachelor’s thesis on …
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COVID-19 crisis is becoming a protection crisis
… non-state armed groups. Ensure that counter-terrorism measures and sanctions do not impede …
Webinar: Counter-terrorism, sanctions and humanitarian access in COVID-19 era
… Webinar: Counter-terrorism, Sanctions & Humanitarian Access in … 2020), the ICRC hosted a webinar on "Counter-terrorism legislation & Sanctions in the … take stock of the current debate on Counter-terrorism legislation, sanctions and …
Webinar: Counter-terrorism, Sanctions & Humanitarian Access in the COVID-19 Era
… 2020), the ICRC hosted a Webinar on "Counter-terrorism legislation & Sanctions in the … take stock of the current debate on Counter-terrorism legislation, sanctions and … Of The Geneva Conventions , Chapter on "Terrorism, Counter-terrorism measures and …
ICRC writing competition IV: Tackling COVID-19
… on IHL contemporary challenges (e.g. counter-terrorism, cyber warfare, urban warfare, etc. …
The 18th ICRC essay competition for East African universities
… non-State armed groups that resort to acts of terrorism. In response, States and … have developed increasingly robust counterterrorism measures... The International … of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemns acts of terrorism regardless of their perpetrators, …
An inevitable trajectory of humanitarian needs?
… the name of exceptionalist measures to 'fight terrorism'. Humanitarian aid is targeted and …
The equation is evident: Respect for IHL equals reduced human suffering
… back of protections in the name of 'fighting terrorism' or other, often elusive, enemies; …
Remembering the Shoah: The ICRC and the international community's efforts in responding to genocide
Speech given by Peter Maurer, president of the ICRC, 28 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland History does not end. History is remembered, recounted, studied and discussed, time and again, and by each …
Majority of millennials see catastrophic war as real possibility, and believe there should be limits
… next at 52 percent; increasing poverty and terrorism were next, both with 47 percent; and …
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