“Tell him we love him deeply”: Families of prisoners of war are desperate for answers
… that he is fine." Prisoners of war and the Geneva Conventions The 1949 Geneva Conventions —which all countries in the …
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Strengthening international humanitarian law in Liberia
… on the integration and domestication of the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols, and … on the integration and domestication of the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols …
Constraints under International Law on Military Operations in Outer Space during Armed Conflicts
… Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (Additional Protocol I), … armed conflict, whether new or old. The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional …
Strengthening compliance with IHL, Fourth Meeting of all States, 23-24 April 2015
… 23 and 24 April 2015 BACKGROUND DOCUMENT GENEVA, MARCH 2015 Contents 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. … types of armed conflicts, as defined in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
ICRC president: Mass evacuation of Gaza City unfeasible and incomprehensible
… 30-08-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The following is a quote … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …
Sudan: ICRC signs country agreement with government
… 28-08-2014 Khartoum/Geneva (ICRC) – Sudan's Ministry of Foreign … The organization's mandate is set out in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, to …
The ICRC in WWI: Efforts to ban chemical warfare
… issue, the call helped bring about the 1925 Geneva Protocol – still in force today. Battle … invoked the Regulations annexed to the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 respecting the … ICRC efforts Encouraging responses reached Geneva – in particular from the Danish, …
Principled humanitarian action relies on trust
… year marking the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC is heartened to see so … to principled humanitarian action and to the Geneva Conventions at the end of this 70th …
Arms transfers to parties to armed conflict: what the law says
… circumstances ( Article 1 common to the 1949 Geneva Conventions; Article 1 of Additional Protocol 1 to the Geneva Conventions. See also 31st IC, …
Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Third Meeting of States, 30 June & 1 July 2014
… 30 June and 1 July 2014 BACKGROUND DOCUMENT GENEVA, JUNE 2014 Contents 1. Introduction … types of armed conflicts, as defined in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
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