Pakistan: ICRC-NPA develop curriculum on international standards of policing under IHRL and IHL
… from across the country comprising anti-terrorism forces, anti-corruption and …
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Twelve issues: What States can do to improve respect for IHL in 2022
… including humanitarian exemptions in counterterrorism instruments. These issues, the … NON-STATE ARMED GROUPS: THE IMPACT OF COUNTERTERRORISM DISCOURSE ON THEIR PROTECTION The … solely on humanitarian needs. COUNTERTERRORISM AND SANCTIONS REGIMES In recent …
The rules of war protect people. Here’s how
Stories of when international humanitarian law (IHL) works rarely make the news. We don't see the stories of the pilots who decided not to drop a bomb after assessing that too many people would be …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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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