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Pakistan: Health Care in Danger study undertaken in Karachi

The ICRC together with its Karachi partners APPNA Institute of Public Health, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and Ziauddin University recently finished a study on violence against health personnel …

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Palestinian hunger striker in critical state

… and news between them. Under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, detainees have a … tel: +972 52 601 91 50 Sitara Jabeen, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 536 9231 …

News release

Restoring Family Links code of conduct on data protection

… which took place from 9–12 December 2019 in Geneva.   REFERENCE DOCUMENTS Resolution on … in accordance with the provisions of the four Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols and …

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The ICRC Data Protection Commission

… Chair Me. Page studied at the Universities of Geneva and St. Gallen. He is currently a … also university lecturer at the University of Geneva as well as visiting scholar at the … As university lecturer at the University of Geneva, Me. Page teaches law and litigation in …

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ICRC in Yemen: Our work in 2015

… International Humanitarian Law, of which the Geneva Conventions are the backbone. With its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the ICRC dangers that the …

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The use of explosive weapons in populated areas

… the University of Kent. Eric Steinmyller, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … manager in a shipping company based in Geneva. During his 30-year career as a captain …

Law and policy topic

The emblems

… emblems is clearly defined in law. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols … they also require each State party to the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …

Law and policy topic

Meeting of the States Parties to the 1972 Biological weapons convention, December 2015

… on Their Destruction, 14-18 December 2015, Geneva. Statement by the ICRC. The …

Statement

No agreement by States on mechanism to strengthen compliance with rules of war

… 10-12-2015 Geneva (ICRC) – After four years of extensive … Red Crescent, which draws to a close today in Geneva. Instead, States agreed to launch an … annual meeting of states party to the Geneva Conventions, a non-politicized forum for them …

News release

What should we do when the world is burning? Start by restoring laws of war

… the fundamental values enshrined in the Geneva conventions. Here's how we can ensure its … and plot a way forward will take place in Geneva with a unique gathering of …

Law and policy topic

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