Nepal: Marking the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Geneva Conventions with the Review "ICRC: 150 years of humanitarian action"
… of the 150th anniversary of the 1864 Geneva Convention—12 August 2014—to launch and …
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ICRC facilitates handover of Azerbaijani citizen
… 11-09-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – An Azerbaijani citizen who … On the basis of its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been working …
The International Committee of the Red Cross in the First World War
… founded in 1863 at the instigation of two Geneva citizens, Henry Dunant and Gustave … approached governments to promote the 1864 Geneva Convention, which accorded wounded and … to it concerning violations of the Geneva Conventions or of the 1907 Hague Conventions …
ICRC delegation to the African Union
… AU has observer status. ICRC headquarters, Geneva, May 1992. Salim Ahmed Salim, Secretary … Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions and Launch of IHL Ambassadors …
The use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and the prohibition of indiscriminate attacks
… multilateral convention on IHL, namely, the “Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the … International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva This presentation is divided in three … of the 1977 Additional Protocols to Geneva Conventions of 1949, ICRC, New Delhi, pp 59-76, …
Ethiopia: Facts and Figures - January to June 2014
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross and …
Sudan: ICRC signs country agreement with government
… 28-08-2014 Khartoum/Geneva (ICRC) – Sudan's Ministry of Foreign … The organization's mandate is set out in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, to …
Engaging with students and professors on the issue of sexual violence in armed conflicts - workshop
… in war?" allows students to apply the Geneva Conventions to concrete issues related to … law Treaty law Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions: Conflicts not of an …
Rules of war (in a nutshell)
People have always used violence to settle disputes. And all cultures have always had the idea that there have to be limits on that violence, if we are to prevent wars from descending into barbarity. …
From our archives: Rules to limit suffering
… post for wounded soldiers. The 1864 Geneva Convention stipulated that wounded … causing death or terrible injuries. The 1925 Geneva Protocol prohibited the use of … of armed forces at sea. The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 – now universally ratified …
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