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Our humanitarian action in the Philippines (January-May 2016)
… ICRC delegation to the Philippines. Another humanitarian concern for the ICRC is the … Cross Promoting awareness of and respect for international humanitarian law Around 860 military and police officers …
Papua New Guinea: ICRC activities in 2015
… Working with PNG Red Cross Awareness of the law Awareness of the law Police The ICRC … independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect victims of … personnel through training and material about international humanitarian law and human …
United Nations International Conference in support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace
… and division for their entire lives. As a humanitarian worker and as someone who grew up … high cost of this unending suffering. The International Committee of the Red Cross has … Respect for International Humanitarian Law remains a top priority in today's world, …
Nigeria: ECOWAS member states discuss implementation of international humanitarian law
… 28-06-2016 Abuja (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … on the implementation of international humanitarian law in the West African region. The 13th …
Solitary Confinement: How to Preserve Humanity in High Security Settings
… On 27 June 2016, within the context of the International Day in Support of Victims of … Cycle on "Generating respect for the law" , took place at the Humanitarium in … to 20:00. Read the conference report on the Humanitarian Law & Policy Blog On the backdrop …
South Sudan: New fighting forces thousands of civilians to flee
… thousands of civilians to flee in fear. The International Committee of the Red Cross … is seriously concerned by the immediate humanitarian consequences on the civilian … obligations under international humanitarian law." The latest upheaval in Greater Bahr El …
Nigeria: ICRC expands the scope of IHL exchange among university teachers
… the exchange of knowledge and research on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) ended today at Barcelona Hotel in …
Implementing IHL: Participation of the American States in IHL treaties and their national implementation - 2014/2015 report
… was prepared by the Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) of the ICRC for submission to Member …
ICRC and PNGDF in Pre-deployment briefing for UN Peacekeeping Operations
… soldiers have a solid understanding of international humanitarian law (IHL) before they are deployed as UN …
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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.