Myanmar students compete in country’s first moot court competition
… Myanmar's first-ever moot court competition on international humanitarian law took place at Yangon University in May, …
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Ready-to-use workshop on sexual violence in armed conflict
… Group work on case studies from "How does law protect in war?" allows students to apply … to sexual violence. It focuses on applicable international rules in humanitarian law, human rights law and …
Japan: Panel on innovative solutions to address landmine contamination in Africa
… The Japan delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross … discussion “Innovative Solutions to Meet Humanitarian Needs in Africa” as a side event … violation of international humanitarian law, people being displaced on a massive scale …
Our work in Thailand
… situations of violence in accordance with its humanitarian mandate. It also actively promotes adherence to international humanitarian law. In the Southern Border Provinces, unrest …
Minsk seminar on IHL: Responsibility for respecting rules of war lies with States
… 14 countries to discuss the implementation of international humanitarian law. To quote one of the participants: "This …
Russian Federation: "The future is here, and it is not looking good to me"
… animated debate on current issues related to international humanitarian law. For the first screening, the organizers …
Fighting together: Obligations and opportunities in partnered warfare
… can and must serve to ensure respect for international humanitarian law (IHL), for the benefit of the victims of …
The Montreux Document on Private Military and Security Companies
… The Montreux Document is the result of an international process launched by the … intended to promote respect for international humanitarian law and human rights law whenever private …
States must act responsibly at every step along the arms transfer chain
… by Dr Helen Durham, the ICRC director of International Law and Policy Syria, Yemen, Iraq, South … is destroyed. Local authorities and humanitarian organizations are prevented from …
South Africa: Helping detained migrants and separated families to restore contact with their loved ones in 2016
… with the objective of assisting people in humanitarian need as well as capacitating … of South Africa and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation … compliance with International Humanitarian Law; as well as enhance emergency response …
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