Protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict - Report
… Protocol I, such as the United States, Turkey and India, confirmed the customary law … Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia and Turkey. 61 in conformity with our list of …
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The history of the emblems
… During the war between Russia and Turkey, the Ottoman Empire declared that it …
Guiding Principles / Model Law on the Missing
… Judgment of 25 May 1998, Matter of Kurt c. Turkey, Case No.15/1997/799/1002, para. 134. Judgment of 10 May 2001, Cyprius c. Turkey, Case No. 25781/94. Human Rights …
1919-1939: consolidation among crises
… were in demand; and in Greece and Turkey, where it helped people displaced by …
How does law protect in war?
… of Security B Case No. 151, ECHR, Cyprus v. Turkey [Paras 129-157] B Case No. 160, … Rule 117] B Case No. 151, ECHR, Cyprus v. Turkey [Paras 129-150] B Case No. 154, … and Chatila B Case No. 151, ECHR, Cyprus v. Turkey B Case No. 198, Belgium, Belgian …
Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Preparatory Discussion, April 2014
… 76. Tajikistan 77. Thailand 78. Tunisia 79. Turkey 80. UK 81. Ukraine 82. United Arab …
Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Third Meeting of States, 30 June & 1 July 2014
… 88. Sweden 89. Thailand 90. Tunisia 91. Turkey 92. Ukraine 93. United Arab Emirates …
Iraq: More than a million victims of fighting receive ICRC help
… from Jordan, bring in additional goods from Turkey and Iran, and buy certain items locally …
The International Committee of the Red Cross in the First World War
… prisoner-of-war camps in Europe, but also in Turkey, North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia, … Budapest and Warsaw, and subsequently to Turkey, southern Russia and the Caucasus, but …
Turkey: ICRC president discusses regional cooperation with Turkish Red Crescent
… (ICRC), today completed a two-day visit to Turkey, which he made at the invitation of the … activities carried out for Syrian refugees in Turkey," added Mr Maurer. The ICRC president … and Emergency Management Authority of Turkey. President Maurer highlighted Turkey’s …
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