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Internment in armed conflict: Basic rules and challenges
Deprivation of liberty - detention - is a common and lawful occurrence in armed conflict that is governed by a large number of provisions of international humanitarian law (IHL). Like other bodies of …
Iraq: Two million people still displaced as winter arrives
With the armed conflict in Iraq intensifying and expanding, the number of displaced Iraqis is estimated to have reached 2 million. Winter is arriving, and it will become very cold in some areas, …
Jammu and Kashmir floods: Supporting emergency relief
The unprecedented floods in the state of J&K in September 2014 has resulted in loss of property, livestock and household items required to meet daily needs. As the affected families are returning to …
Regional delegation in India: Lest we forget!
Recently, we watched the people of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) grapple with one of the worst floods in over half a century. The floodwaters have receded but they have left in their wake proof of the …
From aid to partnerships: India’s humanitarian assistance
It is a well-known fact that India has been a long-standing recipient of aid from developed countries; but what is lesser known is its own role as a donor for development assistance to other …
From our archives: Children in war
First World War. Polish children interned in Holzminden camp, Germany. Civilians were interned in camps in many of the countries involved in the fighting. They had either been living in an enemy …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Béni inhabitants live in climate of tension
The Béni area of northern North Kivu province has endured several years of violence in connection with the conflict between Ugandan armed group the Allied Democratic Forces and the armed forces of …
Chad: Displaced people from the Central African Republic living in precarious conditions
19-11-2014 The ICRC, in close cooperation with the Red Cross of Chad, has distributed essential items to over 5,000 displaced people living in the isolated area of Am Timan, south-eastern Chad. Since …
Western Balkans: After 15 years, more than 1,600 people still missing in Kosovo
18-11-2014 Belgrade/Pristina (ICRC) - The working group on persons unaccounted for in connection with events in Kosovo between 1998 and 1999 held its 38th session in Belgrade today. Officials from …
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