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“That never happens here”: Sexual and gender-based violence against men, boys, LGBTIQ+ people

… is prohibited by numerous provisions of the Geneva Conventions and their Additi- onal Protocols, … is prohibited under common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, which requires the humane …

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160 years on the side of humanity: A commitment that has never waned

… lives within millions of people. Dunant was a Genevan entrepreneur and had gone to Solferino … war). When Dunant got back to his hometown of Geneva, he began writing A Memory of Solferino … protection on the battlefield. The original Geneva Convention, adopted in 1864, made these …

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Philippines: Memories of Marawi

… fate and whereabouts is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, which the Philippines is a party …

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A quiet street from Marawi’s most affected area. Photo : B.Sultan/ICRC.

Ethiopia: Helping the drought-affected, displaced and the vulnerable in detention

… launch of the updated commentary to the First Geneva Convention. Twenty eight people …

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Tackling torture: Who are the torturers?

… is founded on humanitarian principles and the Geneva Conventions (particularly common Article 3) …

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Philippines: Fulfilling our humanitarian mission in 2023

… As we mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions in 2024, the ICRC remains deeply …

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African Union: ICRC calls on all parties to conflict to respect IHL in urban warfare

… today, very often in violation of the Geneva Conventions, so further degrading available …

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ICRC statement on recruitment and use of children in hostilities

… that the ICRC will host a conference in Geneva from 07 to 09 December in which we will … The two Additional Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Convention on the Rights …

Statement

Mandela Day: Improving the lives of detainees

… world of political imprisonment.” “The Geneva Conventions...continue to remind us most … with the ICRC, which we nicknamed “M-Geneva”, was in 1980 following a hunger strike …

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Missing and Deceased Migrants and their Families

… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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