History of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Volume V: From Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City
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Pakistan: New law to prevent violence against health-care workers, facilities and patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
… Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Alexander Breitegger ICRC, Geneva Giovanni Trambaiolo ICRC, Geneva The team is also indebted to government … during times of armed con ict. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 speci cally provide …
The ICRC Delegation in Moscow: in brief
… to 1867 when Russia acceded to the original Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the …
Register for the 15th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition Now!
… c) ICRC Commentaries to the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols: … at their next periodical review pursuant to Geneva Convention IV article 78. 18. Major …
Combatting terrorism should not come at the expense of humanitarian action or principles
… of terrorism which are out of line with the Geneva Conventions we are constantly referring to, … States have universally agreed upon in the Geneva Conventions, so there is a tension here …
Biological Weapons Review Conference: ICRC statement
… of biological weapons – embodied in the 1925 Geneva Protocol and the Biological and Toxin … on States still holding reservations to the Geneva Protocol to withdraw them. Fifth, …
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the implementation of international humanitarian law: Guiding principles
… in Art. 90 of Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions. Implementation is an ongoing … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red …
The ICRC: Frequently asked questions about our work
… humanitarian law (IHL) with the fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 that specifically … commitment and our mandate under the Geneva Conventions. We also know that each day …
Our government partnerships
… approach Governments, as states party to the Geneva Conventions, are the ICRC’s main funders, …
The Additional Protocols at 40: upholding humanity in today's conflicts
… of Protocols I and II additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (the Additional Protocols) …
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