UAE: The ICRC Signs Headquarters Agreement with the UAE Government
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Australian launch of the Children and War edition of the Review
… International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva Sophie McNeill Researcher for Human …
South Africa: Annual regional seminar on international humanitarian law
… of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions. In plenary meetings, the …
Detainees’ contacts with families are Israel's obligation under IHL
… for their families. According to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, Palestinians are …
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… the existing commentaries to the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, …
ICRC alarmed over unacceptable use of explosive weapons in urban areas
… 13-10-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – Ahead of its address to the … please contact: Ewan Watson, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 33 45 or +41 79 244 64 …
Georgia: Efforts to clarify the fate of missing persons
… The legal obligations are laid out in the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional …
Guiding Principles for the Domestic Implementation of a Comprehensive System of Protection for Children Associated with Armed Forces or Armed Groups
… Participation of Children in Armed Conflicts, Geneva, 7-9 December 2009). 370 annex XVI The … International humanitarian law: Treaty law • Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of … ratified5 • Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to …
Legislative Checklist: Protecting Health Care from Violence
… wounded and sick people; see: Art. 18(2) of Geneva Convention I and Art. 17 of Additional … law and of international humanitarian conventions] organizes, orders or engages in … and a protective sign in accordance with the Geneva Conventions, the Additional Protocols …
United Nations: ICRC president warns respect for international humanitarian law “in crisis”
… humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
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