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Ensuring the use of drones in accordance with international law
… accountability for grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I in …
Arms Trade Treaty to become law, but concerns over transfers persist
… 24-09-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – Over 50 States have now … is the requirement of States under the Geneva Conventions to respect and ensure …
Health care and violence: The need for effective protection
… of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Malaysia: IHL conference commemorates 150 years of the first Geneva Convention
… the commemoration of 150 years of the first Geneva Convention. The event, on 27 and 28 …
Mexico, Central America and Cuba: Helping the most vulnerable
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
Body of Azerbaijani citizen handed over
… On the basis of its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been working in the … tel: +374 47 943740 Anastasia Isyuk, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 30 23 or +41 79 251 93 …
Egypt: Round table on international humanitarian law and sharia
… whose mandate is enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, has worked for 150 years to …
Armenia/Azerbaijan: Body of Armenian citizen handed over
… 10-10-2014 Geneva / Baku / Erevan (ICRC) – The body of an … border. On the basis of its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been working in the …
Gaza: Emergency recovery needs
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