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Philippines: Wars without limits are wars without end

… killed or injured, too often in violation of international humanitarian law (IHL), and with impunity. Meanwhile, the …

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Nigeria: Healthcare in Danger Training Module for Medical Students, Healthcare Workers and Teachers

… STUDENTS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND TEACHERS INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS (ICRC) … AND OTHER EMERGENCIES 11 International Humanitarian Law: Protection of medical mission in armed …

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China: Conference Marks the 40th Anniversary of 1977 Additional Protocols to Geneva Conventions

… The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … with the Institute of International Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences … Chinese National Committee for International Humanitarian Law (NCIHL), think tanks, academic …

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Iraq: For families of missing persons, the search continues. Every missing person deserves to be found.

… 30-08-2024 Baghdad, ICRC: On the International Day of the Disappeared the … (ICRC) reaffirms the value of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law

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A woman in iraq holds a passport sized photograph of a missing relative

Sudan: Brutal, targeted attacks on civilians must stop

… is regional director for Africa at the International Committee of the Red Cross. He … and of the Rapid Support Forces. As the humanitarian situation continues to … as required by international humanitarian law. This war has resulted in countless deaths …

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Nepal: Experts in South Asia discuss protection of cultural property during armed conflict at regional IHL meet

… in the Seventh South Asian Conference on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to discuss and deliberate on key …

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Summary table of IHL provisions specifically applicable to children

… Summary table of provisions of international humanitarian law and other provisions of international law

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Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe wins 2018 National IHL Moot Court

… title as champions in the 2018 Zimbabwe International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Court during the 12 th edition …

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Armed groups, hospital managers and ambulance drivers can protect health care in many ways

… Care: Operational Practices and Relevant International Humanitarian Law concerning Armed Groups focuses on them as …

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Protecting cultural property in armed conflict

… Legal Adviser and Director, Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs, … and Red Crescent Conference on International Humanitarian Law, in Canberra, Australia. …

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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.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.