“My father’s absence was a source of endless pain”: Forensic identification helps families of the missing
… on 19 July 2023. On the battlefield Under the Geneva Conventions of 1949, parties to an armed …
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Promoting the Teaching of IHL in Universities: Overview, Successes and Challenges of the ICRC’s Approach
… Abstract According to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, States have to include …
Guidelines on the use of the name and image of the ICRC by providers of goods and services
… is any use not expressly authorized by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. 6. …
Ninth Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing Military Operations (SWIRMO).
… laid the groundwork for the adoption of the Geneva Conventions. Years before Henry Dunant came … in domestic legislation and international conventions dealing with terrorism – the two …
The ICRC's work for people with disabilities, January-September 2015
… Red Cross (ICRC) 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva Switzerland Tel.: +41 22 730 24 92 …
FAQ : ICRC forced to suspend humanitarian activities in support of communities in Niger
… with all parties to a conflict ) under the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional …
ICRC president: "We must adopt a human-centred approach to the development and use of new technologies."
… with IHL is a means to invest in peace. The Geneva Conventions are ratified by all states and …
Speech by ICRC President: Uphold the norms that safeguard humanity
… in the ICRC's role as the Guardian of the Geneva Conventions – a set of universally ratified …
Refugees, returnees and displaced persons: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014
… law, as set out in Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions. This requires States to take …
What does the law say about the responsibilities of the Occupying Power in the occupied Palestinian territory?
… civilians, most prominently in the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 (GCIV), give … the Hague Regulations of 1907 , the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 and its Additional …
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