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JOINT AU-ICRC-OCHA SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW (IHL) “PRESERVING HUMANITARIAN SPACE UNDER IHL”

… negative impact of sanctions and counter-terrorism measures on humanitarian aid in the … humanitarian activities from counter-terrorism legislation. The seminar yielded …

Law and policy topic

Frequently asked questions: Rules of war

Even wars have rules. What does that mean? It means: You do not attack civilians. You limit as much as you can the impact of your warfare on women and children, as well as on other civilians. You …

Law and policy topic

Bringing IHL Home through Domestic Law and Policy: Report

… 34 PROMOTING A COUNTER-TERRORISM FRAMEWORK THAT IS COHERENT AND … 35 Adopting IHL-compliant counter-terrorism … and their use comply with IHL. Counter-terrorism and the facilitation of humanitarian … themed session of the week will be on counter-terrorism and the facilitation of humanitarian …

Law and policy topic

Annual Report 2022

… The inter­ national school for counter-terrorism in Côte d’Ivoire and the ICRC … sessions, on the applicability of IHL to “terrorism”, for some 95 military, intelligence … discussed IHL in connection with counter-­ terrorism, while magistrates were sponsored to …

Report

Mirjana Spoljaric: "We can elevate the protection of children in armed conflict as a political priority"

… to prisons, including as part of counter-terrorism measures. Children are punished for …

Law and policy topic

ICRC President: "The humanitarian carveouts have allowed people to benefit from life-saving assistance"

… to the closely-related area of counter terrorism regulations. Tens of millions of … or are in control. As it stands now, counter-terrorism penal legislation may encompass …

Statement

Health Care in Danger Strategy: Evaluation Report

… violence – such as violent extremism, acts of terrorism or domestic criminality for instance …

Report

How international law applies to the use of information and communications technologies by States

Statement given by Tilman Rodenhauser, ICRC’s legal advisor, at the Fourth substantive meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of information and communications …

Statement

Misinformation, disinformation and hate speech - Questions and answers

The ICRC takes the issue of misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech (MDH) during armed conflict seriously and is dedicated to finding effective ways to address this problem and its …

Law and policy topic

ICRC turns 160 as work to protect civilians from horrors of conflict continues

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. …

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