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Why do we need data? Testing Our Beliefs about Prison Overcrowding

©ICRC/C. von Toggenburg This public discussion seeks to examine some common beliefs surrounding prison overcrowding to encourage more and better action and collaboration in the field of data …

International humanitarian law course for practitioners in Paris 2018 (in French)

Course description Organized by the ICRC and the French Red Cross, this immersive five-day course in international humanitarian law (IHL) is open to humanitarian practitioners who wish to become …

French Red Cross

Missing migrants and their families: Journeys of uncertainty

On 17 May, the ICRC convened a panel discussion at the Humanitarium to discuss humanitarian issues around missing migrants and their families: What are their needs? What are the challenges? How to …

Humanitarium

Launch of the Roots of Restraint in War Study

Hong Kong secondary school students attend a Chinese military passing-out ceremony in Hong Kong, July 2011. ©EPA / Alex Hofford On 18 June 2018, the ICRC will present findings from its landmark …

Humanitarium

Going Local, Going Safely: the localization agenda and security risk management

Equateur province, Saba Saba. Cassava plantation planted with the help of the ICRC, and managed by volunteers of the Red Cross Society of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and local associations. …

Humanitarium

Safeguarding prisoners’ dignity on the long walk to freedom

On 18 July, the ICRC is marking Nelson Mandela International Day with the launch of a new edition of 'A Human Rights Approach to Prison Management' by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, …

Making sense of absence: remembering the missing

Laia Abril for ICRC All around the world, people go missing every day. For every missing person, there are countless people missing them. How do those left make sense of their absence? How do they …

Humanitarium

Migration and Displacement: regional reflections

On the occasion of the 18th annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law, co-hosted by the ICRC and the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation, the Pretoria …

Sexual violence against migrants: Time for Action

Conflicts around the world are fueling sexual violence against men, women and children. This roundtable was joined by experts who are working in these crises to advocate for, and support the rights …

Humanitarium

Report launch: Displaced in cities

Internal displacement is increasingly urban. Significant efforts have been made to develop an adequate humanitarian response to displacement in urban settings in the last few years, but major …