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The year ahead – ICRC’s 2022 priorities in the UK and Ireland

… and other situations of violence.  Counter terrorism and restrictive measures Counter-terrorism measures, at home and overseas, are … UK and Irish authorities.  Linked to counter terrorism operations overseas are restrictive …

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Fifth Universal Meeting of National Committees and Similar Entities on International Humanitarian Law

… learned that some states have adopted counter-terrorism laws, which can sometimes interfere … IHL committees help ensure that counter-terrorism frameworks are consistent and … to have coherent and comprehensive counter-terrorism frameworks that meet national …

Law and policy topic

Explosive weapons: Civilians in populated areas must be protected

… Verger et al., “The psychological impact of terrorism: An epidemiologic study of … Blast from Military Operations and Acts of Terrorism, Elsevier Academic Press, …

Law and policy topic

Counter-terrorism and IHL: Challenges to caring for wounded and sick on battlefield

… of the Study of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate on the i nterrelationship between counter-terrorism frameworks and IHL 20 January 2022 … on the interrelationship between counter-terrorism frameworks and IHL. This year marks …

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Incapacitating chemical agents: Law enforcement, human rights law and policy perspectives

… law enforcement, peacekeeping, counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency operations? … circumstances, such as particular counter-terrorism situations, in which such weapons … using aggressive chemicals in the war against terrorism. There are circles in which, …

Law and policy topic

Information kit: Development of national legislation to implement the Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines

… process to adopt the 12 UN Conventions on terrorism." International Committee of the Red … 24 June 2002 • Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism Act 2002 "The Act is not specific to …

Law and policy topic

Robert Mardini: “The wellbeing of Afghan people should lie above politics”

… constrained by sanctions and counter-terrorism legislation. Concretely, we need …

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Dakar Forum on Peace and Security: “There can be no security without human security”

… to stress the negative impact of counter-terrorism measures and sanctions that can … humanitarian exemptions to counter-terrorism measures and sanctions. If …

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ICRC perspectives on the protection of children

… countries' legitimacy to take counterterrorism measures; in fact, acts of terror …

Law and policy topic

ICRC leads discussion on the management of scarce water resources during protracted armed conflict

… and when water is used for psychological terrorism, extorsion or for incentivizing …

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