14-04-2016 Kiev/Donetsk/Lugansk (ICRC) – Two years on from the start of the conflict , and despite over a year having passed since an official ceasefire agreement was signed in Minsk, worsening …
13-04-2016 Denpasar – Chiefs and deputy chiefs of the Gegana police force, representing headquarters and 27 provinces, are gathering to discuss international human rights standards for policing. The …
10-04-2016 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has today facilitated the handover, between the sides, of the bodies of those killed in action following the recent escalation of the …
08-04-2016 The remains of 12 people who went missing in connection with the 1992–93 armed conflict in Abkhazia were handed over to their families today, 8 April 2016. This took place within the …
07-04-2016 Beirut (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is launching an interactive multimedia exhibition today, entitled Men: Portraits of a Journey, at the Minus 1 venue in …
07-04-2016 Amman (ICRC) – The third regional conference on health care in detention organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in cooperation with Jordan's Public Security …
06-04-2016 Kiev (ICRC) – Intensified shelling in eastern Ukraine is compounding the hardship of displaced and local people living in the vicinity of the line of contact. In particular, repairs to a …
03-04-2016 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the humanitarian impact of fighting along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh, which seriously deteriorated on 2 …
01-04-2016 Port-au-Prince (ICRC) - In cooperation with the national prison service, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has recently finished building a wing for juvenile detainees at …
29-03-2016 Manila (ICRC) – The largest mass screening for tuberculosis (TB) in the country is being held for about 5,700 inmates in New Bilibid Prison (NBP), Muntinlupa City, as part of efforts to …
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