Fifth Universal Meeting of National Committees and Similar Entities on International Humanitarian Law
… National Committees and Similar Entities on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), hosted by the ICRC, took place …
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Explosive weapons: Civilians in populated areas must be protected
… use should be avoided at all costs, says the International Committee of the Red Cross … is no general prohibition under international humanitarian law against using heavy explosive weapons in …
Wars in cities: protection of civilians in urban settings
… given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross. UN … for bringing attention to this critical humanitarian concern. I greatly appreciate the … the application of international humanitarian law and other normative systems to reduce the …
Syria: ICRC is concerned about the humanitarian situation in Hassakeh following recent violence
… 24-01-2022 The International Committee of the Red Cross is … Hassakeh city, and calls for unhindered humanitarian access to ensure that emergency … in line with international humanitarian law. The ICRC stresses that persons not or no …
Guide to Law 105 on the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons: Questions and Answers
… The promulgation of the Law on the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared … their remains retrieved, as enshrined in the International Human Rights Law and the International Humanitarian Law; • The acknowledgment of the …
Counter-terrorism and IHL: Challenges to caring for wounded and sick on battlefield
… Convention of 1864, the genesis of modern international humanitarian law. Terrorism negates the principle of …
Statute of the International Criminal Court – Article 8
… Text of Article 8 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court. Article 8 War … by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly; (v) Compelling a … material, units or vehicles involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping …
Incapacitating chemical agents: Law enforcement, human rights law and policy perspectives
… use of these toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement. It brought together 31 … independent experts and representatives from international organisations, and eight ICRC … independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives …
Request for information regarding the consultancy to reduce the sustainable risk of ICRC distributed items
… express permission of ICRC. © 2019, ICRC – International Committee of the Red Cross, 19 … an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for … and strengthening international humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. It …
Yemen: ICRC expresses deep concern about the human toll caused by escalating violence
… Society (YRCS) with the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross … detainees are protected under international humanitarian law; every effort must be taken to ensure that …
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