Guidelines for Investigating Deaths in Custody
… authorities, investigating authorities, humanitarian agencies and others on preventing deaths in custody. They reflect international law, policy and best practice and offer a …
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Azerbaijan: Activity highlights for January–June 2023
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … is a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization working to safeguard … As the guardian of international humanitarian law (IHL), we engaged in dialogue with the …
Missing persons: high cost of conflict and violence in Africa
… of the continent's wider, undocumented humanitarian tragedy. Families are central to … efforts, as are robust institutions and laws. To mark the International Day of the Disappeared, this …
Tribal Violence in Papua New Guinea
… I get when I tell people about the work the International Committee of the Red Cross … without access to medical assistance or law enforcement. By taking over the enemy's … communities, enabling us to undertake neutral humanitarian action when needed. Traditional …
Mali: Over 20,000 people received aid in the first half of 2018
… in awareness-raising sessions about international humanitarian law. Learn more about our activities in Mali …
The Unfulfilling Void
… and friends. Relieve their pain is on of the International Committee of the Red Cross' … their families may provide responses to the humanitarian suffering and to the common needs … Forensic Medicine Facilities (IMLs) and lawyers. M. Cruppe/ICRC The Capistrano family …
Mandela Day: Preserving humanity in high-security settings
… his birthday, also known as Nelson Mandela International Day. Mr Mandela was visited … from around the world. See also on our Law & Policy blog: The humanitarian consequences of solitary …
War in cities: what is at stake?
… been urbanizing too, and therefore so has humanitarian action. We are increasingly … the ICRC and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. An … events of this cycle, subscribe to our Law and Policy Newsletter . Switzerland …
Gaza: survey shows heavy toll of chronic power shortages on exhausted families
… 30-07-2021 Gaza (ICRC) – A new study by the International Committee of the Red Cross in … conflict and armed violence and promoting the laws that protect victims of war. A neutral, … We promote compliance with international humanitarian law and work to mitigate the …
Ukraine: Over 40 experts join forces to improve forensic human identification
… Ukraine. Organized in Dnepropetrovsk by the International Committee of the Red Cross … mean families get answers sooner. This is a humanitarian imperative." The seminar brought … from the local authorities, military, law enforcement agencies, the regional …
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