Russian Federation: Fighting Star Wars by the rules
… on 21 April and involved participants from Russia, Belarus and Armenia. Participants …
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1919-1939: consolidation among crises
… affecting an already weak population; in Russia, where it contributed to a huge …
Multilateral efforts needed to stem rising costs of global food staples and decline of livelihood in Ukraine
… the international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, I want to touch on some …
Round table "Memory and War"
… worked in such contexts as: Sierra Leone, Russia, Sudan, Switzerland, Israel and Occupied … Germany; Moscow Academy of Human Rights, Russia; Geneva Academy of International … with the Regional Delegation of the ICRC in Russia, Belarus and Moldova as a lecturer and …
High level humanitarian dialogue with the Russian Federation
… ICRC is eager to better cooperate with Russia, peacekeeping troops on the ground and …
Ukraine: "My husband went to visit his mother. That was the last time I saw him."
… to seek refuge in safer areas, in Ukraine, Russia and even Belarus. But Victoria says she …
From our archives: The First World War
… ICRC Library / RR / hist-03092 Transbaikal, Russia, 1916. The surgical unit in the …
Ukraine: Much-needed aid delivered to civilians near Bakhmut, but situation remains dire
… year of international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has caused significant …
Tajikistan: Beyond the folklore, the untold story of modern-day Leilah
… their third baby, Lola's husband left for Russia, promising to return at the time of the …
The interplay between international humanitarian law and international human rights law in situations of armed conflict
… (CA)]. Isayeva, Yusupova and Basayea v. Russia, Eur. Ct. H.R. Judgement of Feb. 24, … (last visited August 12, 2007); Isayeva v. Russia, Eur. Ct. H.R. Judgement of Oct. 14, … European Court of Human Rights: Isayeva v. Russia, supra note 4, at para. 191; and of the …
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