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Digital trails could endanger people receiving humanitarian aid, ICRC and Privacy International find

… of migration flows and the fight against terrorism). The risk of misuse of data may … WhatsApp Metadata Informs Governments about Terrorism in Spite of Encryption,” CNBC, July … financial crimes (e.g. money laundering and terrorism funding).119 FIUs can be part of the …

News release

The Additional Protocols at 40

Signature of the AP to the GCs of 12 August 1949 / LEBLANC, GÉRARD On 8 June 2017, the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 will turn 40. To mark this anniversary, the ICRC will …

Article

Role of domestic jurisdictions in the implementation of IHL - law and practice

… Department for Organized Crime, Corruption, Terrorism and War Crimes 33. Lidija Vukčević, … Prosecutor for Organized Crime, Corruption, Terrorism and War Crimes 34. Goran Rodić, …

Report

Iraq, Syria and Yemen: Five times more civilians die in city offensives, new report finds

14-06-2017 A new ICRC report launched today reveals five times more civilians die in offensives carried out in cities than in other battles. The report, called 'I Saw My City Die', also found that …

News release

Ethical principles guiding the ICRC's partnerships with the private sector

… crime, human trafficking, financing of terrorism, amongst others; 3. The manufacture …

Article

Humanitarian situation and ICRC action in Colombia

Over 230,000 people benefited from the work of the ICRC during 2014. This reflects our commitment to getting alongside the victims of violence and conflict. And our work brings concrete results such …

Article

ICRC 2024 Opinion Paper - How is the term "Armed Conflict" defined in international humanitarian law?

… of the phenomenon of so-called global terrorism, the ICRC has taken the approach of …

Article

Results of the historical symposium on the Fundamental Principles

… en Afrique subsaharienne (2002), Diaspora et terrorisme (2003), Guerres d’aujourd’hui …

Event

Annual Report 2020

… about IHL and the challenges posed to it by “terrorism”, and about the norms/standards … – including people held on charges of “terrorism”, or in connection with the conflict … or groups being pursued under anti-terrorism legislation. These operations, and …

Report

Kenya, Djibouti & Tanzania: Facts & Figures January - December 2022

… IHL issues in 2022 including IHL & counter-terrorism, non-state armed groups, new …

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