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Ukraine crisis: ICRC activities up to end of August

… facilitated the delivery of aid from Russia.   Water, sanitation and shelter The … ICRC: provided technical support to the local Russian Red Cross branch in Rostov as they … Caucasus  In July, with support from local Russian Red Cross branches, the ICRC assisted …

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The International Committee of the Red Cross in the First World War

… innovations. Lastly, since the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, the ICRC had been … Brazilian, Portuguese, Serbian, Romanian, Russian, German, Bulgarian, Turkish and … the tracing work for the German-Austrian-Russian front to the Danish Red Cross, which …

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From our archives: The First World War

… © ICRC Library / RR / hist-03092 Transbaikal, Russia, 1916. The surgical unit in the dressings room of the Russian Red Cross hospital. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC … ICRC Library / RR / hist-03003-34 Havelberg, Prussia. Women’s dormitory in the civilian …

From our archives: protecting prisoners and detainees

… Narva river, which was a transit point for Russian prisoners of war repatriated from … Germany, and German prisoners returning from Russia. © ICRC Photo library / hist-03050-26 … fate of prisoners dates back to the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. The first visits by ICRC …

From our archives: Modes of transport

… © ICRC Photo Library / hist-e-00402 Famine in Russia, 1921-1923. A joint relief operation …

Toxic chemicals as weapons for law enforcement: a threat to life and international law?

… European Court of Human Rights found that the Russian government violated the right to life … is that of Finogenov and others vs Russia at the European Court of Human Rights. … Moscow theatre siege incident of 2002, where Russian special forces pumped toxic chemicals …

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How does law protect in war?

… of International Humanitarian Law”, in Russian Yearbook of International Law 2008, … opinion, paras 55-63] B Case No. 291, Georgia/Russia, Independent International Fact-Finding … of the Congo B Case No. 290, Georgia/Russia, Human Rights Watch’s Report on the …

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1919-1939: consolidation among crises

… were affecting an already weak population; in Russia, where it contributed to a huge …

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Analysis of the punishments applicable to international crimes (war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide) in domestic law and practice

… Estonia, Macedonia, Czech Republic and Russia). Some war crimes can also be military …

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The history of the emblems

…   1876-1878      During the war between Russia and Turkey, the Ottoman Empire declared …

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