Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC demands protection of patients, health-care workers, medical facilities in Gaza amid escalating attacks
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Philippines: Deepening dialogue on humanitarian law and Islamic law
… times of war have been codified in IHL. The Geneva Conventions—the main instruments of IHL—are …
Nigeria: ECOWAS States discuss implementation of international humanitarian law
… of warfare. The main treaties are the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their three Additional …
The International Movement of the Red Cross in Colombia stresses importance of respecting red cross emblem
… risk. The emblem is protected under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols and …
Exhibition marks ICRC’s 25 years in Armenia
… affected by the conflict, mandated by the Geneva Conventions to protect and to assist them. For …
Experience of traineeships - Ellen Nohle
… team updating the Commentaries to the Geneva Conventions; I worked on classifications of …
Liberia: Armed forces train in international humanitarian law
… the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL). "Under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, …
Remembering the Shoah: The ICRC and the international community's efforts in responding to genocide and protecting civilians
… The Holocaust ICRC: Protecting civilians 1949 Conventions and Additional Protocols, and … Commentaries Switzerland Humanitarium, Geneva 17 avenue de la paix, 1202 Genève …
Creating and Teaching an IHL Course
… of International and Development Studies, Geneva Andrew Clapham is a professor of … and served as the first director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian … 2014. In 2015 he co-edited The 1949 Geneva Conventions: A Commentary with Paola Gaeta and …
Are we doing enough to safeguard health-care services?
… In December 2015, the States party to the Geneva Conventions gathered in Geneva for the 32nd International Conference …
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