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… humanitarian law mentioned in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional … systems and the ICC Under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and 1977 Additional …
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Failure to manage arms trade responsibly is putting a dirt cheap price on the lives of civilians
… 11-09-2017 Geneva (ICRC) -Speaking at the opening of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Conference in Geneva, ICRC President Peter Maurer issued a … information please contact: Matt Clancy, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 79 574 15 54 Peter Maurer …
ICRC does not issue COVID-19 vaccination exemption cards
… victims of armed conflict in line with the Geneva Conventions . We do not provide legal cover to …
Red Cross Red Crescent: Programmed for war (magazine)
… of warfare is changing rapidly. As the first Geneva Convention of 1864 turns 150 years old …
Haiti: ICRC to expand humanitarian efforts in response to rising violence
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … , +1 202 361 1566 Fatima Sator, ICRC Geneva, fsator@icrc.org , +41 79 848 49 08 …
Standing together against sexual and gender-based violence
… In this year, the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, we are asking States to restate … forms of sexual violence are a violation. The Geneva Conventions made this prohibition clear …
South Sudan: Talking about prisoners of war
… deprived of their liberty are outlined in the Geneva Conventions of 1949, their Additional … international humanitarian law. The third Geneva Convention specifically provides a wide …
People with disabilities in emergencies
… the core message coming out of a briefing in Geneva hosted jointly by the ICRC and Human … is currently updating the Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions, which date from 1952. Through …
Communiqué of the 5th AU-ICRC Common Article 1 Roundtable
… convened the 5th Common Article 1 of the Geneva Convention Roundtable on Tuesday, 15 …
Strengthening IHL protecting persons deprived of their liberty in relation to armed conflict
… international armed conflict (IAC). The four Geneva Conventions, which apply to IACs, contain more … protecting persons deprived of liberty, ICRC, Geneva, June 2015 Meeting of all States , …
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