Mine Awareness Day: Deaths of 9 Afghan children underscore the ongoing danger from unexploded ordnance
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The use of force in law enforcement operations
… all … • In the same vein, Article 42 of the Geneva Convention III relative to the … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …
ICRC Pakistan Holds Regional Training Course on Islam and IHL
… that the main body of IHL, i.e. the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, are … part in laying the groundworks for those conventions. …
Investigating and prosecuting serious violations: an important tool against impunity
… law categorized as “grave breaches” under the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I, as well …
Middle East: ICRC calls for de-escalation and protection of civilians amid rising tensions
… 13-06-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Armenia/Azerbaijan Operational Update: 70 metric tons of humanitarian supplies cross the Lachin road; medical evacuations carried out
… 23-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Nearly 70 metric tons of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
The weapons issue: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 1996
… Chemical Weapons Convention, strengthens the Geneva Protocol of 1925 which banned the use … of anti-personnel landmines, ICRC, Geneva, 1996. 2. Editor's note: Towards a …
Israel and the occupied territories: Ceasefire agreement essential to avoid region plunging back into despair
… International Committee of the Red Cross. Geneva (ICRC)—The ceasefire agreement has … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Rules in War – A Thing of the Past?
… on individuals, societies, and states. The Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols are … humanitarian law enshrined in the Geneva Conventions. The U.S. has substantively …
DR Congo: “If you’ve come all this way, it means we haven’t been forgotten”
… Speech given at the United Nations Office at Geneva by François Moreillon, head of … than 450,000 people – twice the population of Geneva – have been forced from their homes in … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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