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Malaysia: Hemingway inspires first-time IHL mooter
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Afghanistan: ICRC Director-General highlights massive humanitarian needs and calls for sustained international support
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World Water Day: Bringing safe drinking water closer to conflict-affected families in Misamis Oriental, Philippines
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Malaysia: Course explores humanitarian law and counterterrorism in 21st century
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Counter-terrorism activities must respect protections afforded by international humanitarian law
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Online Community for National Committees and Similar Entities on IHL - Factsheet
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We help people affected by armed conflict
… understanding of and respect for the law The Geneva Conventions – the rules of war – protect … from punishing serious violations of the Geneva Conventions to protecting the use of …
International Day of the Disappeared: Conflict in Sudan drives missing persons cases in Africa
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ICRC, China work toward preserving humanity in war
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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.