Armenia/Azerbaijan: ICRC facilitates handover of Azerbaijani and Armenian nationals
… being held. Based on its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been carrying out …
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Incapacitating chemical agents: Law enforcement, human rights law and policy perspectives
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 …
Mexico: Challenges to international humanitarian law and humanitarian action
… in Mexico. -3- For the past 150 years, the Geneva Conventions and other bodies of international … will of the parties to a conflict. The Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I …
Checklist: Domestic Implementation of International Humanitarian Law Prohibiting Sexual Violence
… GUIDANCE: IHL: • Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions (CA3); ICRC, Commentary on GCI, … also constituting a grave breach under the Geneva Conventions and committed during an …
North Kivu: Dozens of injured arrive in Goma during intense fighting
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around … nawada@icrc.org Eleonore ASOMANI, ICRC Geneva, +41 22 730 3443, press@icrc.org …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fragmentation of violence increases needs, ICRC president says
… about, insisting on the basic tenets of the Geneva Conventions to change behavior is worthwhile. … tel: +243 81 700 85 36 Annick Bouvier, ICRC Geneva, tel : +41 79 244 64 05 Jean-Yves …
The ICRC at Davos: Tech partnerships, augmented reality and the cruelty of war
… 22-01-2018 Geneva (ICRC) – Peter Maurer, President of the … : Interest is growing in a Digital Geneva Convention to address the human cost of …
China: Military chiefs from around the world seeking greater respect for law of war
… the humanitarian spirit advocated in the Geneva Conventions, winning wide acclaim from the … tel: +86 185 1112 5459 Ewan Watson, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 33 45 or +41 79 244 64 …
How is the Term “Armed Conflict” Defined in International Humanitarian Law? International Committee of the Red Cross Opinion Paper 2024
… Paper (see also the new Commentaries to Geneva Conventions I, II and III and reports on “IHL …
Weapons: Statement of the ICRC to the United Nations, 2018
… of an Arms Race in Outer Space, held in Geneva in August, the ICRC was able to share … Weapons Systems, which took place in Geneva in August this year, States made some …
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