Wars without limits are wars without end.
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South Sudan: Facts and figures March 2015 - Promoting the laws that protect civilians in conflict
… on IHL, the core of which is set out in the Geneva Conventions but which is also a part of the … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red …
Prevention and Criminal Repression of Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Violence During Armed Conflicts
… no international treaty, including the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … of such acts can be found in the four Geneva Conventions (GC I, II, III and IV) of …
Humanitarian situation and ICRC action in Colombia
… with an uncle. Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions Article 4.2.e.: [T]he following … Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions, articles 7, 9.1 and 14 …
Joint position of the ICRC and the International Federation on the placing of ketamine under international control
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Arms Trade Treaty: Newest addition to international humanitarian law discussed at Malaysia regional conference
… 24-03-2015 Kuala Lumpur / Geneva (ICRC) – The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) – … the Red Cross and Red Crescent in December in Geneva, Switzerland. This is where all States party to the 1949 Geneva Conventions – the cornerstone of IHL – will …
Niger: Humanitarian law manual for armed forces
… armed forces training. Niger is party to the Geneva Conventions and to most other humanitarian law … +227 96 66 99 12 Claire Aude Kaplun, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 31 49 or +41 79 244 64 …
New Report - Domestic Normative Frameworks for the Protection of Health Care
… of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … human rights law GC I, II, III and IV – Geneva Convention I, II, III and IV of 1949 AP … I and II of 1977 Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 AP III – Protocol III …
Partnering for Humanity: Humanitarians and philanthropists working together
… of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 730 60 01 F +41 … one year later, the adoption of the original Geneva Convention. This revolutionary document was the basis for the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
Mexico: Challenges to international humanitarian law and humanitarian action
… in Mexico. -3- For the past 150 years, the Geneva Conventions and other bodies of international … will of the parties to a conflict. The Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I …
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