Armed groups, hospital managers and ambulance drivers can protect health care in many ways
… Care: Operational Practices and Relevant International Humanitarian Law concerning Armed Groups focuses on them as …
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Nairobi: In the midst of COVID-19, our support to vulnerable groups remained a priority
… in Kenya meant that we had to reorganize our humanitarian response to incorporate this new … more prevalent and Protecting an ubiquitous. Laws for ensuring data protection integral … households are these initiatives during 2020. International Committee of the Red Cross …
Protection of cultural property - Questions & answers
… property is defined by the rules of war, or international humanitarian law (IHL) as it’s formally known, as any …
Tips and suggestions for mooting
… to address various controversial topics of international humanitarian law and answer the numerous and sometimes …
Ethiopia Bulletin, January - December 2023
… In Ethiopia, the humanitarian needs in areas affected by armed … and training, we promoted respect for International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law by the …
Autonomous weaponry and armed conflict
… 2014, the American Society of Internaitonal Law and the International Law Association organized … systems through the lenses of international humanitarian law, international human rights …
Searching for persons missing in connection with the 1992-1993 armed conflict in Abkhazia
… on March 14, in Belgrade (Serbia). The International Committee of the Red Cross … of all the participants to this strictly humanitarian process, along with the increased … sustainable. Under international humanitarian law, families have the right to know what …
Syria remains in crisis – the world, and donors, must not turn away now
… 10-05-2022 Joint statement from the International Committee of the Red Cross … community to not forget the continuing humanitarian needs in the country. Right now, … conflict ensure international humanitarian law is respected in their operations. Dr. …
Transitional justice: States should include issue of missing persons and their families in the process
… and atrocities. Equally important, it plays a humanitarian role. It recognizes wounds and … conflicts, States have the obligation under International Humanitarian Law to investigate and prosecute suspects of …
Eritrea: Facts and Figures 2013
… active in the country to contribute its humanitarian role in alleviating the problems … ICRC continued its effort in promoting the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) by maintaining its contact with the …
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