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Autonomous weapon systems technical, military, legal and humanitarian aspects

… and moral challenges need to be considered carefully. There is the question of whether … of these weapon systems for ‘dull, dirty, dangerous and deep’ – so called ‘4D’ – … could. 11 US Surgeon General’s Office, Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT) IV Operation Iraqi …

Law and policy topic

New e-learning module for health-care professionals

… module , specifically designed to help health-care personnel understand the effects of … medical adviser of the "Health Care in Danger" project. "Anyone connected to internet …

News release

Namibia: Prison chiefs from around the world seeking better conditions for detainees

… facilities where hygiene is inadequate, health care unavailable and safety impossible to … to be concerned about poor and sometimes dangerous practices in the area of prison …

News release

New e-learning on health care responsibilities in times of conflict

… numbers of deceased patients? If so, the Health Care in Danger project's new e-learning module on the …

Article

Round-up of ICRC Activities in Afghanistan between July and September 2014

… killed on the battlefield. Providing health care The 444-bed Mirwais Regional Hospital in … in Afghanistan; supported the Health Care in Danger (HCiD) Committee (consisting of …

Article

Lack of resources for prisons is having a severe impact on the lives of millions of detainees

… to adequate food, sanitation and medical care. We also try to ensure they can maintain … which in turn leads to severe security and health risks for detainees and staff. Many … to observe poor and even potentially dangerous practices in the area of prison …

Statement

African Union: Seminar on protection of health services

… Ababa on 22 October on the protection of health services in situations of armed … (PRC). In 2012, the ICRC launched the "Health Care in Danger" project that aims at improving the …

News release

African Union: Protection of health care services in armed conflict and other emergencies

… Violence against the sick, the wounded, health-care personnel, health facilities and medical … For more information on the Health Care in Danger project, please visit the Health Care

Event

Detention in non-international armed conflict – Second thematic consultation of government experts, 20-22 October 2014.

… of detention, and the provision of medical care – would have to be addressed, and to … to the conflict in so far as the state of health, the spiritual needs and the number of … grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture.”56 …

Law and policy topic

Status of additional protocols relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts: ICRC statement to the United Nations, 2014

… of IHL. Yet today, violence against health-care personnel, facilities and transports is … In carrying out its Health Care in Danger project, the ICRC has organized expert …

Statement

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