Health care and violence: The need for effective protection
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Migration: Speech by ICRC president to Council of Europe
… their obligation per common article 1 of the Geneva Conventions. One means to do so is to provide …
The International Committee of the Red Cross in Greece, 2016-2023: Brief review of activities
… of the Additional Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Conventions was coorganized together with the … Researchers, co-organized by the ICRC and the Geneva Academy. Workshop on IHL (Athens War …
Report: Protracted conflict and humanitarian action
… International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva. International Committee of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … 9 of the First, Second and Third Geneva Conventions and Article 10 of the Fourth …
The potential human cost of cyber operations
… ICRC EXPERT MEETING 14–16 NOVEMBER 2018 – GENEVA REPORT THE POTENTIAL HUMAN COST OF … ICRC EXPERT MEETING 14–16 NOVEMBER 2018 – GENEVA THE POTENTIAL HUMAN COST OF CYBER … a fourth additional protocol to the Geneva Conventions, focused on regulating cyber …
ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2020
… by contributions from States party to the Geneva Conventions, supranational organizations, … Division 19 Avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T + 41 22 734 60 01 F + 41 …
Round table "Memory and War"
… Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … Commentaries to the first and third Geneva Conventions. He was appointed as an arbitrator …
Methods of incorporating punishment into criminal law - Factsheet
… questions: • • • • are grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional Protocol I … questions: • • • • are grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional …
Building momentum to improve the lives of people affected by conflict
… Maurer addresses the Human Rights Council in Geneva I am honored to address the Human … progress reflected in the adoption of various conventions on international humanitarian law …
Displacement in times of armed conflict: How international humanitarian law protects in war and why it matters
The main purpose of the study is to draw attention to the key role that IHL plays in addressing displacement and to influence law and policymaking among States and international and multilateral …
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