Guidelines for Investigating Deaths in Custody
These Guidelines, the first of their kind, provide guidance to detaining authorities, investigating authorities, humanitarian agencies and others on preventing deaths in custody. They reflect …
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Decision-Making Process in Military Combat Operations
Directed at commanders, staff officers and military doctrine writers, this practical guidance manual illustrates where and how the application of the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) should be integrated …
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response: Introductory Guidance
The ICRC might be required to undertake activities in locations where there is the potential for intentional or unintentional release of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) agents. …
Expert Meeting: The Use of Force in Armed Conflicts
This report provides an account of the debates that took place during a meeting of experts organized by the ICRC in January 2012 in Geneva. The subject of discussion was “Use of Force in Armed …
Zaza the 14-Year-Old Child Soldier
Presently the world faces the serious problem of, “Child Soldiers and Sexual Violence in the times of conflict.” A challenging Journal Comics by a Writer and a Manga Artist who found a key to its …
Forensic Identification of Human Remains
The identification of missing and unidentified people has legal and humanitarian significance. The identification process is a multidisciplinary and multi-stage interconnected process that compares …
Armed Violence and the New Urban Agenda: The ICRC's Recommendations for Habitat III
In many parts of the world, sustainable urban development is seriously hindered by armed conflict and chronic urban violence. This is a crucial consideration for the New Urban Agenda set out by …
Living with Absence: Helping the Families of the Missing
Many people go missing as a result of conflict, natural and man-made disasters, other humanitarian crises, and migration. Disappearance, dreadful enough for the individuals concerned, means anguish …
Accompanying families of missing persons, in relation to armed conflict or other situations of violence
This brochure gives an introduction to the handbook "Accompanying the families of missing persons". The handbook provides a detailed description of the role of the accompanier, including the …
Expert Meeting: Occupation and Other Forms of Administration of Foreign Territory
This document reports the findings of the ICRC project and meeting on occupation and other forms of administration of foreign …
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