Philippines: Memories of Marawi
… fate and whereabouts is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, which the Philippines is a party …
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Ethiopia: Helping the drought-affected, displaced and the vulnerable in detention
… launch of the updated commentary to the First Geneva Convention. Twenty eight people …
Tackling torture: Who are the torturers?
… is founded on humanitarian principles and the Geneva Conventions (particularly common Article 3) …
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 …
Sri Lanka: A family needs assessment
… on display at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva. As part of a global drive to ensure … use of the distinctive emblems set out in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. …
ICRC’s Fifth IHL Arabic Writing Competition
… to climate change - Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions: States' obligation to respect and …
Management of the dead from the Islamic law and IHL perspectives: Considerations for humanitarian forensics
… Cross (ICRC) and a Visiting Professor at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to joining the … consistent with the provisions of the Geneva Conventions related to honourable burial, and …
My message to the Movement: It’s time to awaken the giant.
… in many places and by many belligerents. The Geneva Conventions are not up for negotiation ; they …
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. …
Yemen: Annual Activity Report 2021
… In line with its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC also engages in … In line with its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC also engages in …
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