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The interplay between international humanitarian law and international human rights law in situations of armed conflict

… (CA)]. Isayeva, Yusupova and Basayea v. Russia, Eur. Ct. H.R. Judgement of Feb. 24, … (last visited August 12, 2007); Isayeva v. Russia, Eur. Ct. H.R. Judgement of Oct. 14, … E/CN.4/RES/2001/24 (Apr. 20, 2001)(Russian Federation); E/CN.4/RES/2003/15 (Apr. …

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Evaluation of Innovation at the ICRC 2018-2023

… by several delegations and Zambia Red Cross. Russia and Greece expressed interest in …

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ICRC’s Year in Pictures 2023: Delivering hope in an increasingly polarized world

… The international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued to have a major …

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Evaluation of the integration of thematics into ICRC field operations

… for Ukraine and neighbouring countries, Russia, Poland, Moldova, Slovakia, Romania & …

Report

Ukraine: Finding creative paths to learning amid armed conflict

… pandemic and then the escalation of the Russia–Ukraine armed conflict in 2022, … the hostilities and was under the control of Russian armed forces for more than six months. … was retaken after being under the control of Russian armed forces. They didn't leave their …

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Preserving humanity in times of conflict demands strict abidance by constraints on conventional weapons

… The international armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine is fuelling a devastating …

Statement

ICRC exhibition brings reality of war to Australian cities

… Credit: E. Bouvet / GLMR ET SAGA Chechnya; Russia, 1995. Grozny. Sweeping up the streets …

Event

Russia-Ukraine international armed conflict: The Red Cross and Red Crescent response from February 2022 to June 2023

… Download the latest Movement Picture on the Russia-Ukraine International Armed Conflict … Download the latest Movement Picture on the Russia-Ukraine International Armed Conflict Download here Movement Picture Russia-Ukraine International Armed Conflict …

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Belgium: past and future of the Bruges colloquium on IHL.

… and legal challenges, particularly in the Russia-Ukraine IAC, was also discussed. The …

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“My father’s absence was a source of endless pain”: Forensic identification helps families of the missing

… intermediary, such as in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Sometimes, we provide …

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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.