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Members of the Commonwealth and Red Cross and Crescent to discuss IHL in South Africa

… 15-04-2024 Pretoria (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross … and Red Crescent Conference on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), a key opportunity to discuss the …

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How is the Term “Armed Conflict” Defined in International Humanitarian Law? International Committee of the Red Cross Opinion Paper 2024

… These transformations, as well as how the law adapts to them, are outlined in the 2024 … related to classification, including when an international armed conflict (IAC) exists and … the opinion paper outlines when a non-international armed conflict (NIAC) exists and …

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How is the Term “Armed Conflict” Defined in International Humanitarian Law? International Committee of the Red Cross Opinion Paper 2024

ICRC President: "The obstacles that block humanitarian access must be immediately overcome"

… given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Humanitarian Conference on Sudan and … and spirit of international humanitarian law. International humanitarian law provides a …

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Haiti: ICRC activities in 2023

… Switzerland. It also coordinated with other humanitarian players so as to build a collective humanitarian response. The ICRC worked to … all those involved in the violence to uphold humanitarian principles in order to reduce and …

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Empress Shôken Fund announces 103rd funding distribution to support projects in 17 countries

… The commission is administered by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red … disaster preparedness, dissemination of humanitarian ideals, blood transfusion … violations of international humanitarian law, to reignite a sense of purpose, …

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Guatemala editorial: "Recognizing and ensuring the rights of missing people and their families: putting right a wrong from the past"

… and society at large, providing answers is a humanitarian imperative and helps put right a wrong from the past. The International Committee of the Red Cross … has been looking for her daughter-in-law, who disappeared en route to Mexico. The …

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Joint press release: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement urges support for conflict victims: “We cannot let Sudan become another forgotten crisis”

… to ensure that Sudanese civilians receive the humanitarian protection and assistance they … Secretary-General of the SRCS. “We urge the international community to increase their … obligations under international humanitarian law, which is designed to protect ordinary …

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Honduras: Humanitarian Report 2024

… In Honduras, humanitarian needs persist. Protecting the … our loved ones. We have faith that this law will be implemented and provide us with … in Mexico and Central America To download our humanitarian reports for each country covered …

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Honduras Editorial: "a decade of promoting humanity in detention"

… liberty are out of sight and out of mind, the International Committee of the Red Cross … international standards in this field. Our humanitarian work in prisons over almost ten … we promoted the reform of the special law concerning the compassionate release of …

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Colombia: ICRC calls for special agreements to be adopted as part of negotiations with armed groups

… a negotiated end to the armed conflicts, the humanitarian situation in Colombia continues … that the parties to the conflicts have under international humanitarian law (IHL). These obligations must be upheld …

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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.