The ICRC in Kyrgyzstan: facts and figures 2016
A round-up of our activities in Kyrgyzstan in 2016: Improving the treatment of detainees ICRC visited 9,700 detainees in 59 places of detention. The Prison Management Plan and Standards of Internal …
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Nothing is impossible
- A story for the 10th anniversary of the IHL moot court The Law School of Nanjing University had never reached the final eight of an IHL Moot Court competition, narrowly finishing ninth two years …
Philippines: Wars without limits are wars without end
ICRC-commissioned survey of 17,000 people in 16 countries reveals both reassuring and troubling views on issues relating to war By Pascal Porchet Head of the ICRC delegation in the Philippines Syria. …
The ICRC and the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI)
In November 2016, ICRC director of communications - Charlotte Lindsey, gave a speech to an international gathering of survivors, practitioners and experts looking at the issue of sexual violence. …
Nigeria: ICRC surgical teams treat bomb-blast victims in Madagali and Maiduguri
12-12-2016 Abuja (ICRC) – In recent days, surgical teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have treated over 90 people wounded in the bomb blasts in Madagali and Maiduguri in …
ICRC plea to all sides to spare human life in eastern Aleppo
13-12-2016 Thousands of civilians' lives are in danger as frontlines close in around them in eastern Aleppo. As the battle reaches new peaks and the area is plunged into chaos, thousands with no part …
Philippines: Armed clashes in Basilan displace nearly 7,000 people
13-12-2016 Manila (ICRC) – Nearly 7,000 people have been displaced for more than a month following armed clashes between government security forces and armed groups in Basilan province, southern …
Drones, minefields, snipers and first aid: All in a week's work
The joint week kicked off with a Humanitarian Dialogue on "The Advent of New Technologies of Warfare", where challenges to respecting IHL was discussed. Fifty-five guests discussed drones, …
When an IHL role play competition calls more than just legal knowledge
Azwa Abdul Kahar from University of Malaysia Sabah and her team were part of the 2nd IHL Role Play Competition organized by the ICRC and the National University of Malaysia (UKM) recently. From the …
Philippines: Finding resilience in Northern Samar a year after Typhoon Melor
Protracted conflict had long affected the communities in Laoang, Northern Samar. Skirmishes between government security forces and the New People's Army had caused short-term but recurrent …
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