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Armed conflict in Ukraine: Families of all POWs need answers on their loved ones

… 20-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – As per its mandate given by the Third Geneva Convention, and in agreement with all … The nations that agreed to the Geneva Conventions committed to protecting the lives …

News release

Ukraine: ICRC registers hundreds of prisoners of war from Azovstal plant

… 19-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – A team from the International … given to the ICRC by States under the 1949 Geneva Conventions, the ICRC must have immediate …

News release

Launch of IHL Handbook for Malaysian Parliamentarians

… Affairs and Parliament of Malaysia The Geneva Conventions of 1949 are at the core of … and by regulating weapons and their use. The Geneva Conventions provide specific rules for …

Article

Voluntary reports on the domestic implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL)

… reports, and they are not mentioned in the Geneva Conventions or their Additional Protocols. … on Status of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions (The most recent version of …

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Young Humanitarian Journalists Competition 2022

… anniversary of Malaysia's accession to the Geneva Conventions that make up the core of … also 60 years of Malaysia’s accession to the Geneva Conventions (that are a part of the …

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Constraints under International Law on Military Operations in Outer Space during Armed Conflicts

… Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (Additional Protocol I), … armed conflict, whether new or old. The four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and Additional …

Report

Ukraine: "Level of death, destruction and misery abhorrent and unacceptable"

… capacity as High Contracting Parties of the Geneva Conventions, on the issues at the heart of our … or reasons for war, or jus ad bellum. The Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols …

Statement

Ukraine: Civilians leave Azovstal in safe passage operation

… 03-05-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – Several dozen civilians left … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, …

News release

Ukraine: safe passage operation out of Mariupol is ongoing

… Statement Geneva (ICRC) – An International Committee of … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, …

Statement

Humanitarian needs are enormous around the world, but together we can address them.

… this mandate on the ICRC in the 1949 Geneva Conventions and their 1977 Additional …

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