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Information kit: Development of national legislation to implement the Convention on the prohibition of anti-personnel mines

… process to adopt the 12 UN Conventions on terrorism." International Committee of the Red … 24 June 2002 • Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism Act 2002 "The Act is not specific to …

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Robert Mardini: “The wellbeing of Afghan people should lie above politics”

… constrained by sanctions and counter-terrorism legislation. Concretely, we need …

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Dakar Forum on Peace and Security: “There can be no security without human security”

… to stress the negative impact of counter-terrorism measures and sanctions that can … humanitarian exemptions to counter-terrorism measures and sanctions. If …

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ICRC perspectives on the protection of children

… countries' legitimacy to take counterterrorism measures; in fact, acts of terror …

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ICRC leads discussion on the management of scarce water resources during protracted armed conflict

… and when water is used for psychological terrorism, extorsion or for incentivizing …

Report

ICRC Statement to Counter Terrorism Committee Meeting on 20th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1373

… Cross on the Special Meeting of the Counter Terrorism Committee commemorating the 20th … (2001) and the establishment of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Seventeen days after the … to reflect on the developments in the counter-terrorism landscape over the last 20 years and …

Statement

Malaysia: Course explores humanitarian law and counterterrorism in 21st century

Terrorism has become a global phenomenon of … situations and during peacetime. Acts of terrorism are often perpetrated against … fear. Within an armed conflict setting, terrorism is prohibited by international …

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ICRC calls on States to ensure counter terrorism measure do not negatively impact humanitarian action

… on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, 8th October 2021. Terrorism not only violates international … and individuals. The ICRC condemns acts of terrorism, whether committed within or outside …

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President Peter Maurer UNGA 2021: International Humanitarian Law - Enhancing Monitoring, Improving Compliance

… to ensure compliance with IHL is on counter-terrorism and sanctions measures that limit … to take into account the effect of counter terrorism measures on humanitarian activities. …

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Bringing IHL Home: Guidelines on the National Implementation of International Humanitarian Law

… overlaps and contradictions between IHL and terrorism in domestic law and the impact that … and at the specialized judicial centre for terrorism and transnational organized crime. …

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