Prison health is public health
The latest report by the World Prison Population List estimates that close to 11 million people are held in penal institutions across the world. Thus, it becomes imperative to take care of prisoners' …
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'My daughter, I'm still alive'
Boon Auan Khamsook is originally from a remote village in the north-west of Cambodia. In 1974, she went across to the Thai border to sell charcoal. When the Khmer Rouge sealed the border she was …
Missing persons: ICRC organizes two-day study tour to Cyprus
Nicosie (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently organized a two-day study tour to Cyprus for the Georgian and Abkhaz participants of the coordination mechanism it chairs …
Central African Republic: our work in 2017
During 2017, the security situation deteriorated dramatically in the Central African Republic (CAR), causing massive displacement of rural communities as a result of fighting between a proliferation …
Pakistan: Scholars discuss ways to promote comparative Islam-IHL learning
Islamabad: Over 30 Islamic scholars and professors of Islamic studies from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Iran gathered in Islamabad for discussions on commonalities between the Islamic law …
South Sudan: Abducted children reunited with parents after more than a year apart
Emmanuel (4), Monika (6) and Victor (12) were abducted from their village in South Sudan on the 28 August 2016. “The children were taken around 7pm. That is when we normally sit around the fire place …
Tabib: Protection of health care hits the big screen
Tabib , meaning "doctor" in Arabic, is a short film set in Syria by Italian director Carlo D'Ursi. Based on real events, the film imagines the final moments of a doctor's life before his hospital is …
Thailand: The right balance between security necessities and humanitarian concerns
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Royal Thai Army jointly hosted the first Regional Workshop on Rules Applicable to Military Security Operations for Asia-Pacific region …
Safeguarding health-care services: Will academia take up the challenge?
Palacký University, in the Czech Republic, is setting a shining example of how academia can help tackle violence against health-care personnel and facilities. In May 2017, it hosted a conference to …
After years of no news, a family is reunited with their son imprisoned in Panama
For many years, Antonio was just another statistic for the society and the Panamanian penitentiary system. Tried and convicted, with no identity documents, he got lost among the 17,000 or more people …
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