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Israel/Occupied and Autonomous Palestinian Territories: West Bank Barrier causes serious humanitarian and legal problems

18-02-2004 Geneva (ICRC) - The ICRC is increasingly concerned about the humanitarian impact of the West Bank Barrier on many Palestinians living in occupied territory. Where it deviates from the …

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Nigeria: ICRC surgical team supports Maiduguri Hospital treating 41 wounded people after multiple blasts in Gwoza

Sanctions and Counter-terrorism measures

… resorted to sanctions and counter-terrorism measures to attempt to change the … or conduct any action considered to amount to terrorism or to a threat to international … ICRC approach The ICRC unequivocally condemns terrorism of all forms, no matter whether it …

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A street in ruins, littered with destroyed vehicles.

Conduct of hostilities and protection of civilians

International law regulates the methods and means of warfare. It aims to strike a balance between legitimate military objectives and the humanitarian objective of reducing suffering, particularly …

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Strollers sit abandoned along a route people used to flee Irpin, Ukraine.

Respect for IHL

… Europe and Foreign Affairs Editorial: Counterterrorism, sanctions and war - Helen Durham, …

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ICRC handbook on international humanitarian law

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