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Methods of incorporating punishment into criminal law - Factsheet

… questions: • • • • are grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional Protocol I … questions: • • • • are grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional …

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Being accountable to people affected by armed conflicts

… on 28 March 2018, at the ICRC Humanitarium in Geneva. Maurer  opened the discussion with a … establish a Digital Do No Harm or a Digital Geneva Convention need to be carefully … and bombs: Does cyberspace need a “Digital Geneva Convention”? IRIN, 17 November 2017: …

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Health care and violence: The need for effective protection

… of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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“That never happens here”: Sexual and gender-based violence against men, boys, LGBTIQ+ people

… is prohibited by numerous provisions of the Geneva Conventions and their Additi- onal Protocols, … is prohibited under common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, which requires the humane …

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My message to the Movement: It’s time to awaken the giant.

… in many places and by many belligerents. The Geneva Conventions are not up for negotiation ; they …

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Sri Lanka: A family needs assessment

… on display at the ICRC headquarters in Geneva. As part of a global drive to ensure … use of the distinctive emblems set out in the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. …

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Ethiopia: facts and figures 2014

… two workshops, organized in Addis Ababa and Geneva in cooperation with prison authorities … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law: Common principles of the two legal systems

… of International Humanitarian Law and the Geneva Conventions . Thus, the similarities between … ICRC is also the initiator of the idea of the Geneva Conventions, which are the basis of …

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War in Cities exhibit comes to Manila

… Cities exhibit, which was originally shown in Geneva, Switzerland. Through the objects we … War in Cities exhibit at the Humanitarium in Geneva, Switzerland This event is organized in … 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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Ethiopia: Helping the drought-affected, displaced and the vulnerable in detention

… launch of the updated commentary to the First Geneva Convention. Twenty eight people …

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