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Israel and the Occupied Territories: Facts and Figures - January to December 2022

… Occupied Territories (ILOT) since 1967, the International Committee of the Red Cross … Vulnerable Communities To address the humanitarian consequences of the occupation: … Respect for International Humanitarian Law As the promoter of International

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ICRC president statement to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, Costa Rica

… by Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … to the Regional Conference on the Social and Humanitarian Impact of Autonomous Weapons, San … and constraints of international humanitarian law. How will civilians, or injured soldiers, …

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China: Support relationships to promote IHL in focus at event co-hosted by ICRC and CIISS

… On 23 February, the International Committee of the Red Cross … lead to increased respect for international humanitarian law. It presents a framework developed by the …

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Tausug book on intersections between IHL and Islamic Shariah launched

… 24-02-2023 International humanitarian law, also known as the rules of war, aims to …

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Sudan: ICRC Activities From January to December 2022

… South Kordofan, and East Sudan and promoting International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Our work today, independently or in …

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Request for Tender - RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA23/00025 - 3-year Frame Agreement - Solar Lamp

… Dear Madam/Sir, The International Committee of the Red Cross is … an independent, neutral organization ensuring humanitarian protection and assistance for … has a permanent mandate under international law to take impartial action for prisoners, …

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Azerbaijan: Activity highlights for 2022

… dozens of projects designed to offer better humanitarian protection, livelihood … continued last year to promote the international humanitarian law (IHL), as more than 1,270 officers and …

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Misinformation, disinformation and hate speech - Questions and answers

… for populations affected by conflict and humanitarian operations? Misinformation and … of disinformation and hate speech do violate international humanitarian law and other rules of international law. …

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How misinformation and disinformation harm ICRC’s humanitarian work in Burkina Faso

… about a disinformation campaign targeting the International Committee of the Red Cross … the people we assist. It can also affect our humanitarian mission to assist and protect … detention are in accordance with applicable laws and internationally recognized standards. …

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Burkina Faso: International media investigation reveals impact of disinformation on humanitarian work

… February 2023 of a number of articles in the international press about the humanitarian operations of the Internationalhumanitarian action prevails, both in law and in practice, in the digital era. …

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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.

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International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.