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Georgia: Efforts to clarify the fate of missing persons

… in August 2008. Our approach is of a purely humanitarian nature and includes efforts to … of a relative is a fundamental tenet of both international humanitarian law and human rights law and must be …

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Sri Lanka: A family needs assessment

… the ICRC in Sri Lanka. Content: Identifiying humanitarian needs of families of missing … water Sri Lanka hosts regional gathering on international humanitarian law The role of forensics in humanitarian

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Israel and the occupied territories: Facts and Figures January to June 2023

… Occupied Territories (ILOT) since 1967, the International Committee of the Red Cross … between relevant authorities for various humanitarian crossings via Quneitra and … Promotion of international humanitarian law and humanitarian principles As the …

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Webinar: Non-State Armed Groups: People, Power, Policies

… of its ongoing IHL online course for senior humanitarian practitioners and policy-makers … 4: IHL and non-state armed groups, ICRC (International Humanitarian Law and The Challenges of Contemporary Armed …

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Means of personal identification

… norms applicable to this particular aspect of international humanitarian law. ADVISORY SERVICE ON INTERNATIONAL

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Australia: Ensuring war games play by the rules

… ICRC is participating along with other humanitarian actors such as Australian Red … them with a 'Rappel du droit' (recall of the law) as we would at the start of hostilities … The detainees were treated in accordance with international humanitarian law, for example …

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Afghanistan: How we've helped in 2016

… been exacerbated by the shrinking access of humanitarian aid workers in numerous parts of … round table in Colombo; the ICRC and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red … compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL) In 2016, the ICRC conducted …

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Yemen: Urgent plea to warring parties to spare civilians

… 10-02-2017 Geneva / Sana'a – The International Committee of the Red Cross … by their obligations under international humanitarian law. They must take every feasible precaution …

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Red Cross / Red Crescent Movement deeply concerned about death of Sudanese Red Crescent workers

… 09-02-2015 Geneva – The International Red Cross and Red Crescent … parties to the conflict that international humanitarian law obliges them to respect and protect …

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Yemen: City’s architectural connection to Islam at risk as fighting nears

… along Yemen 's Red Sea coast continues, the International Committee of the Red Cross … like Zabid's is protected by international humanitarian law. "The fighting in Hodeida governorate is …

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