Overcrowding: Pakistan prisons holding 57% more inmates than capacity
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Malaysia: 14th National IHL Moot Court Competition
… dares to interfere with our fight against terrorism, we will return fire in the name of … will be carried out to fight against terrorism and protect the territorial integrity … military however, amounts to a war on terrorism. Ergo, the jurisdiction of Article …
Hong Kong: Asia-Pacific regional Moot Court puts Humanitarian Law in action
… Human Rights Law to the fight against terrorism will be given to participants, …
South Africa: Annual Regional Seminar on IHL hosted in South Africa
… Similarly, the rise in violent extremism and terrorism as well as the proliferation of small …
International Conference: Opening address by ICRC president
… issues of our time: migration and terrorism. Global migration has reached … role to play in the quest to reduce acts of terrorism and other forms of extreme violence. …
Pakistan: ICRC-NPA develop curriculum on international standards of policing under IHRL and IHL
… from across the country comprising anti-terrorism forces, anti-corruption and …
2024 ICRC report on IHL and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts
… humanitarian action in sanctions and counter-terrorism measures ; and protecting …
President Peter Maurer UNGA 2021: International Humanitarian Law - Enhancing Monitoring, Improving Compliance
… to ensure compliance with IHL is on counter-terrorism and sanctions measures that limit … to take into account the effect of counter terrorism measures on humanitarian activities. …
ICRC applauds UN Security Council’s adoption of a resolution protecting humanitarian activities
… exemption particularly linked to counter-terrorism-related UN sanctions (the “1267” …
Global trends of war and their humanitarian impacts
… some concerning trends converging: violence, terrorism, underdevelopment, injustice, … web of politically–motivated violence, terrorism and disproportionate reaction by … legal concepts (like IHL, criminal and anti-terrorism legislation) and challenges us with …
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