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Role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights

… Indeed, the prevention of violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law

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South Africa: Annual Regional Seminar on IHL hosted in South Africa

… 25-11-2022 The Department of International Relations and Cooperation and the … on the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean …

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First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

… Working paper by the International Committee of the Red Cross Nuclear disarmament as a humanitarian and legal imperative 1. The … and principles of international humanitarian law (IHL) and the interests of humanity at the …

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Malaysia: IHL conference commemorates 150 years of the first Geneva Convention

… media and legal practioners convened at the International Islamic University Malaysia … for a two-day conference on international humanitarian law. The gathering coincided with the …

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Searching IHL databases made easier!

… All the ICRC's international humanitarian law databases are now searchable via a single …

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Mexico: Promoting an environment of respect for human life and dignity

… and strengthening IHL and universal humanitarian principles. This work involves … effectively. It is important for IHL and international human rights law to be included in military doctrine, …

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Ethiopia: Student wins 2016 East African IHL Essay Competition

… A law student from Dilla University in Ethiopia won the 2016 International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Essay Competition. Henok …

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Indonesia: Inter-denominational Christian ethics and IHL workshop with Sanata Dharma University

… The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … Christian ethics and international humanitarian law (IHL). Held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from …

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Peter Maurer on ethical principles of health care in conflict

… Dear colleagues, Dear friends, The nature of humanitarian work often has me deliver speeches … the World Medical Association (WMA), the International Committee of Military Medicine … all know, modern international humanitarian law (IHL) originated from the idea that …

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25 Years of seeing IHL home: The story of ICRC's Advisory Service

… This webinar, organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), will be held twice: on Monday 7 …

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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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