Legal provisions - Sexual violence in armed conflicts workshop
… Academic workshop on sexual violence International legal framework affording … other situations of violence International humanitarian law Treaty law Article 3 common to the Geneva …
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Autonomous weapons systems: Profound implications for the future of warfare
… keynote address at the annual meeting of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control … can be used in compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL) and within the bounds of what is …
An update on ICRC’s financial situation
… As overseas humanitarian assistance budgets are expected to … directly connected to our mandate to promote international humanitarian law and uphold the rights of people living …
Debate on "Health care and violence: the need for effective protection" at the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly
… the ICRC, representatives of States, international organizations and the humanitarian community, will debate the reasons … provisions under international humanitarian law were consolidated in the four Geneva …
Waging war in cities: A deadly choice
… warfare. In this new film, produced by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), experts from the fields of humanitarian protection and assistance, law and military operations explain why the use …
The 1st African Conference on Health in Detention
… and to mutually foster respect for pertinent international law and standards. The conference will bring … for international law – both international humanitarian law and international human rights …
Nigeria: Facts and figures, September 2015
… CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Jesús Serrano Redondo International humanitarian law The ICRC gave presentations to 1,000 …
Searching for persons missing in connection with the 1992-1993 armed conflict in Abkhazia
… on March 14, in Belgrade (Serbia). The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) … of all the participants to this strictly humanitarian process, along with the increased … Under international humanitarian law, families have the right to know what …
Clarifying the Fate of Missing Persons
… the fate of missing persons: challenges in international humanitarian law and international human rights law'' to …
Assessment of ICRC’s evaluation function: Final report
… 20 September 2019 Consortium of TRAASS International & Owl RE ABOUT THE AUTHORS The … Team Leader - Cara has over 15 years of humanitarian and international development … violations of international humanitarian law’ or evaluating the degree to which ICRC …
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