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"Mankind is faced with a problem of supreme gravity..."; ICRC appeal, 1945

… international law in its model form in the Geneva and Hague Conventions , have undergone far-reaching … calls for decisions on the moral plane. The Geneva Convention gives guarantees to the …

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Generating respect for the law: The need for persistence and imagination

… organizing committee of the competition in Geneva in 1996 Coach in 1997 GENERATING RESPECT … ‘One of the worst enemies of the Geneva Conventions is ignorance.’1 Jean Pictet …

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ICRC brings together experts to explore how upholding rules of war can help facilitate peace

… 20-03-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – At a time of escalating global … on Thursday, March 20 with an event in Geneva that brought together state … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

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President Mirjana Spoljaric

Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates hostage release, calls for renewed and sustainable ceasefire agreement

… 12-05-2025 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

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ICRC flad and blue sky

ICRC statement on reports of attack in Olenivka

… 29-07-2022 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It is based in Geneva, …

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Rules in War – A Thing of the Past?

… on individuals, societies, and states. The Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols are to … humanitarian law enshrined in the Geneva Conventions. The U.S. has substantively …

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The weapons issue: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 1996

… Chemical Weapons Convention, strengthens the Geneva Protocol of 1925 which banned the use of … of anti-personnel landmines, ICRC, Geneva, 1996. 2. Editor's note: Towards a …

Law and policy topic

Introduction of the Humanity in War Exhibition in China

… of the Red Cross (ICRC) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland after the conflict at … them. That was in 1859. In 1864 the First Geneva Convention was signed by twelve European … situations. It has been co-produced by Geneva's Art and History Museums, the Caen …

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Azerbaijan/Armenia: Humanitarian consensus allows ICRC to deliver humanitarian relief

… 18-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) — As a result of persistent … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the …

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Investigating and prosecuting serious violations: an important tool against impunity

… categorized as “grave breaches” under the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I, as well …

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