Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC office in Gaza damaged, civilians and humanitarian workers must be protected
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Australia: New technologies and implications for states
… 36 of the first Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions. Article 36 requires states to …
Learning and teaching IHL
… Where should IHL be taught? As per the Geneva Conventions, IHL must be disseminated by …
Statement by the ICRC Vice-President Gilles Carbonnier at the Ninth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty
… the obligation in Article 1 Common to the Geneva Conventions, which binds all states, to …
Ukraine: 3 ICRC staff killed after shelling hits aid distribution site in Donetsk region
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Displacement in armed conflict debated at panel discussion in Amman
… opportunity to remind State parties to the Geneva Conventions, 70 years after their adoption, of …
Liberia: Armed Forces of Liberia receive international humanitarian law manual
… of guardian of IHL as prescribed in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC regularly supports the …
Mali: Parliamentarians sharpen their awareness of international humanitarian law
… (ICRC) in Mali. "By adhering to the four Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, …
Civilian "direct participation in hostilities": overview
… part in hostilities". However, neither the Geneva Conventions nor their Additional Protocols … expert meetings were held in The Hague and Geneva between 2003 and 2008, bringing …
Sexual violence: A tragic and taboo scar of South Sudan’s conflict
… the oldest and most basic rules of war. The Geneva Conventions clearly prohibit it in both … the oldest and most basic rules of war. The Geneva Conventions clearly prohibit it in both …
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