Speech given by Peter Maurer, president of the ICRC, 28 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland History does not end. History is remembered, recounted, studied and discussed, time and again, and by each …
… launching of the so-called “global war on terrorism” - a concept to which the ICRC did … that the fight against NSAGs involved in terrorism and/or deemed to constitute a threat … prohibiting “services” or “support to” terrorism or to sanctions lists. Aside from a …
Urban wars in Iraq, Syria and Yemen are amongst the deadliest conflicts of our time. People’s homes, their doorsteps, their streets, their schools and their hospitals are all part of the battlefield …
… by elaborate sanctions regimes and counter-terrorism measures. Humanitarian organizations … levels, and the recognition that counter-terrorism measures must be compliant with … a humanitarian space in domestic counter-terrorism regulations. But our license to …
… Philippines, are tightening their counter-terrorism measures, it is important to exclude … was included under sec. 13 of the new Anti-Terrorism Act (RA 11479). The ICRC is hopeful …
16-02-2023 Geneva (ICRC) –The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on 17 February marks its 160th year of work to bring relief to millions of people adversely affected by armed conflict. …
… 28, P. 52 P. 42 Raj Muhammad v. Judge, Anti-Terrorism Court, PLD 2003 Lahore 588 P. 42 Dr. … found in both the PPC and the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997, create offences for acts … against public servants constitute an act of terrorism, as legislated in the AntiTerrorism …
… in particular the threat posed by acts of terrorism. International Humanitarian Law does not define terrorism, but expressly prohibits ‘acts of terrorism’, whichever party to a conflict …
Since the Burundi crisis began in 2015, more than 250,000 people have fled to the neighbouring countries of Rwanda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Many families were split up …
… negative impact of sanctions and counter-terrorism measures on humanitarian aid in the … humanitarian activities from counter-terrorism legislation. The seminar yielded …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
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.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
