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When law is respected, peace is easier to achieve - UN Human Rights Council 2017

… Rights Council, United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland. Speech given by Mr. Peter … of the 1977 Additional Protocols of the Geneva Conventions in June. Negotiated and agreed in …

Statement

Papua New Guinea: ICRC praises PNG on IHL move

… Papua New Guinea is a signatory of the Geneva Conventions, the series of international … such as the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions. Secretary of the …

News release

Jean-Pictet Competition: Taking the law out of the books

… named after the principal artisan of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, has been open to students since …

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Hong Kong: Asia-Pacific regional Moot Court puts Humanitarian Law in action

… the 1977 Additional Protocols I and II to the Geneva Conventions. To celebrate that, a key note …

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Diary – ICRC President Peter Maurer in Ukraine

… humanitarian intermediary, laid down in the Geneva Conventions, is now more widely recognized and …

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Egypt Activity Report 2016

… conferred upon the organization by the Geneva Conventions. The organization also provided …

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Relevant and practical: The Additional Protocols at 40

… the exception of Common Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. The context was also marked by … surveying the horrors of the Vietnam War "The Geneva Conventions, in the present …

Statement

War in cities: what is at stake?

… 4 April 2017 at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. We know that many of the world's … the constant threat of bombs or gunfire. The Geneva Conventions and International Humanitarian Law …

Statement

Libya: Thousands of displaced people provided with food and essential hygiene items in 2016

… in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red Cross …

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Views of the ICRC on autonomous weapon systems

… Weapons Systems (LAWS) 11-15 April 2016, Geneva Views of the International Committee of … article 36 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions is important to ensure that a …

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