What does IHL say about terrorism?
… "acts of terrorism." Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention states that "collective … started in October 2001 is an example. The Geneva Conventions and the rules of customary …
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Ukraine: Addressing misinformation about ICRC’s activities
… 26-03-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - Over the past days, false … of war and other persons protected by the Geneva Conventions, wherever they may be. Our sole …
The applicability of IHL to terrorism and counterterrorism
… Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (Geneva, Switzerland, 8-10 December 2015) … in domestic legislation and international conventions dealing with terrorism – these two … in IAC but not in NIAC. Under the Third Geneva Convention, nationality is irrelevant …
Weapons and disarmament
… and expanding bullets (1868 and 1899). The Geneva Protocol (1925) outlawed poisonous … by the Biological and Chemical Weapons Conventions. The 1980 Convention on Certain …
ICRC database on national measures implementing international humanitarian law
… specific laws, statutes and acts (e.g. Geneva Conventions Acts); parts of more general laws … and compiled at ICRC headquarters in Geneva. Any comments on the Database are …
Third report on the EU guidelines on promoting compliance with IHL
… In the year of the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the Council of the EU issued … of the Red Cross and Red Crescent8 (Geneva, 2015) was issued. Furthermore, as a …
Visa Pour l'Image: Call for entries for the 2024 Humanitarian Visa d’or Award
… 75th anniversary of the adoption of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, of which the 4th …
Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Africa launch a global initiative to galvanise political commitment to international humanitarian law and call for a high-level meeting to uphold humanity in war in 2026
… of international humanitarian law (IHL). The Geneva Conventions protect victims of armed conflict. … call on all High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions to join this initiative to …
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric: International humanitarian law was created to move beyond division, paving the way from polarization to peace
… and ratified—compel restraint. Under the Geneva Conventions, even your enemy must be treated … put into action. You determine whether the Geneva Conventions are a tool for peace that …
ICRC Director General's speech on the 120th anniversary ceremony of the RCSC
… Minister H.E. Zhou Enlai, recognizing the Geneva Conventions on behalf of the People’s Republic … when we mark 75 years since the adoption of Geneva Conventions of 1949. China’s call for …
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