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Joint Statement by the Republic of South Africa and the International Committee of the Red Cross on the occasion of the 16th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law

… 2016 for the 16th Annual Regional Seminar on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) co-hosted by the Department of …

Statement

Commemorating the Missing

… sf7df8f}+, g]kfn Published in August 2016 by International Committee of the Red Cross … d]/f] lhGbuL Rofltbf ;+u;+u} Rofltof]– ;+lawfgsf] Pp6f kfgf ;+u;+u} Rofltof]– … independent organisation whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives …

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Russian Federation: "The future is here, and it is not looking good to me"

… animated debate on current issues related to international humanitarian law. For the first screening, the organizers …

Article

ICRC vice-president: States must end flow of weapons that fuels human suffering

… Geneva (ICRC) - The vice-president of the International Committee of the Red Cross … to armed conflict who violate international humanitarian law (IHL). Speaking at the second Conference …

News release

Second Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty

… Arms Trade Treaty in Geneva. On behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross, I am … facilitates violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and of human rights law, including …

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Putting IHL at the core of educating our future leaders

… Kenya. The discussion, organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross … to engage participants on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), a set of rules that seek to limit …

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Focusing on most urgent needs of Yemenis as conflict enters its second year

… entered its second year with huge and urgent humanitarian needs. Ordinary people have paid … Mohammed Abdullah/ICRC JANUARY-JUNE 2016 THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS IN … respect for the international humanitarian law with the ultimate aim of protecting the …

Article

Generating respect for international humanitarian law: an African perspective

… Centre in Johannesburg to discuss respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) on the African continent. The panel …

Event

Biological weapons: Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference of States Parties

… for hostile use of biotechnology, the International Committee of the Red Cross … to the prohibition under international humanitarian law against the use of biological weapons, and …

Statement

Hiroshima, Japan: Enhancing International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in a city identified with the horrors of war

… seminar aiming to strengthen knowledge of the law applicable to armed conflicts (also known as International Humanitarian Law–IHL). For the first time, …

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