Yemen: Disability is not an obstacle
Samah Hassan, from Taiz, Yemen Samah Hassan is from Taiz, but conflict forced her to move to Sana’a. “My life was so difficult before I got the prosthesis; I had to struggle in my society as a …
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Fighting hardship and disability in South Sudan: Yakobo’s story
South Sudan is a difficult place to live for anyone, but especially for people with disabilities. The country has been devastated by years of conflict and a severe economic crisis, and public …
People on War 2016
Between June and September 2016, over 17,000 people in 16 countries were asked to share their views on a range of issues relating to war – in the People on War survey. The results are both reassuring …
People on War 2016: Background, methodology and results
In 2016, the ICRC commissioned WIN/Gallup International to conduct a survey among the general public in 16 countries to capture the public's views on a range of issues pertaining to the rules of war. …
My perspective: Photojournalist Giles Duley on People on War
For a decade I've worked as a photographer documenting the devastating effects of war on civilians. From Angola to Gaza, Iraq to Cambodia, I've witnessed how modern warfare destroys bodies, minds and …
Global survey reveals strong support for Geneva Conventions but growing indifference to torture
05-12-2016 Geneva (ICRC) – With fighting intensifying around the Syrian city of Aleppo, a new survey , published today, on how people around the world perceive a range of issues relating to war, …
A new future ahead
- A story on the 10th Anniversary of IHL Moot Court Song Tianying was one of the mooters from China University of Political Science and Law for the International Humanitarian Law Moot Court in 2008. …
New survey reveals Australian attitudes to torture in conflict
06-12-2016 A new Red Cross survey shows that the majority of Australians oppose torture in war but many don't know that torturing a soldier for information is wrong, while some think it is …
Jordan: Over 4,000 Syrian refugees living in Madaba receive aid
In December 2016, the ICRC in collaboration with the Jordan Red Crescent Society, distributed food parcels, personal hygiene items and winter clothes to over 4,000 Syrian refugees living in Madaba …
Dying in the desert: The villagers trapped in no-man's land - CNN
On a barren patch of desert in northern Iraq, Abu Tiba and hundreds of other civilians wait for the torment to end. The freezing nights, the food shortages and -- worst of all -- the mortars and …
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