2013 Arms Trade Treaty - Factsheet
… against humanity, grave breaches of the four Geneva Conventions, attacks directed against civilian … Protocol I of 8 June 1977 additional to the Geneva Conventions, would be required to take …
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Updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention - video and book available
… launched the updated Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention , marking another milestone … to update the ICRC Commentaries on the four Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols. …
ICRC appeal to fund its operations in 2021
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … by contributions from states party to the Geneva Conventions, supranational set for the …
The Potential Human Cost of the Use of Weapons in Outer Space and the Protection Afforded by International Humanitarian Law
… in the 1977 Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949, as well as in customary … of Contemporary Armed Conflicts, ICRC, Geneva, 2019, p. 27. 9 UN General Assembly, UN …
14th UN Crime Congress: ICRC calls for greater focus on health, dignity of detainees
… management. The ICRC colleagues in both Geneva and Tokyo participated in several … are treated humanely as mandated by the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC visited 1,274 …
ICRC launches largest-ever budget appeal to address growing humanitarian needs in conflict zones
… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross … by contributions from States party to the Geneva Conventions, supranational …
Pakistan: New law to prevent violence against health-care workers, facilities and patients in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
… Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Alexander Breitegger ICRC, Geneva Giovanni Trambaiolo ICRC, Geneva The team is also indebted to government … during times of armed con ict. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 speci cally provide …
"International humanitarian law should not be construed, or interpreted, as legitimizing the resort to conflict."
… of the First Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions, in which States expressed their …
Joining forces to secure water and sanitation in protracted crises: a new report
… on the territory of a State [party to the Geneva Conventions]. The armed confrontation must … Humanitarian Law?” ICRC Opinion Paper. Geneva: ICRC. …
ICRC and Jordan: Fighting back against a pandemic
… their understanding of the provisions of the Geneva Conventions protecting journalists on …
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