Olenivka penal facility: Prisoners of war and ICRC's role
… our work in helping POWs and what the Geneva Conventions say about their rights. Here are … commitment and our mandate under the Geneva Conventions. If allowed to visit the …
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National implementation of IHL: Ratification kits
… , model declaration of acceptance 4 - Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 , model instruments …
How is the term "armed conflict" defined in international humanitarian law?
… conflict. The States parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions have entrusted the ICRC, through … in the meaning of common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and …
Obligations in terms of penal repression - Factsheet
… repression of serious violations in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 (GC I–IV), their Additional … repression of serious violations in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 (GC I–IV), their …
Use of emblems
… emblems are clearly set out in the law. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols … they also require each state party to the Geneva Conventions and their Additional …
ICRC Explainer: What does International Law say about Universal Jurisdiction for War Crimes Committed in Non-International Armed Conflicts?
… and repress serious violations of IHL. The Geneva Conventions and Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions (Additional Protocol I) …
Eighth periodic report on the implementation of international humanitarian law at the level of Arab States 2015 - 2018
… of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 22 … the international humanitarian law-related conventions signed/ratified/acceded to by Arab … celebrating the 70th anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, and the 20th …
South Sudan: Highlights of our work
… - DECEMBER 2018 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GENEVA CONVENTIONS: WHY THEY CONCERN TO ALL OF US Is … (partly rewritten) 70 years ago in the Geneva Conventions—a series of four …
Falklands / Malvinas: The ICRC’s role, 30 years on
… on each person, in compliance with the Third Geneva Convention, and provided copies to the … to the Argentine government. Under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, all parties to a conflict – in …
History of the ICRC
… the development of humanitarian action, the Geneva Conventions and the Red Cross and Red Crescent … met for the first time in February 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland. Among its five members was …
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