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Creation of a sub-regional platform on IHL for Indian Ocean island states

… in accordance with obligations under the 1949 Geneva Conventions. This was one of the outcomes of … in accordance with obligations under the 1949 Geneva Conventions. This was one of the …

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China: Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention launched at the CUPL

… to the Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention, makes comments at the … / ICRC The Updated Commentary on the First Geneva Convention was launched at the China … of updating the Commentary on the First Geneva Convention relating to the protection …

China: a conference to mark the 40th Anniversary of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions

… of the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions. This Conference aims to … 1977 of the two Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions was a milestone in the …

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Asia regional conference discusses ways to generate respect for humanitarian law

… Mr Benjamin Charlier, ICRC legal adviser in Geneva, highlighted that existing mechanisms, … Article 90 of Protocol I additional to the Geneva Conventions to enquire into allegations of …

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China: Forty years anniversary of Additional Protocols – a grand gathering of IHL experts

… Pejic, senior legal adviser of the ICRC in Geneva, gives her presentation on generating … makes his presentation on the impact of the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols on …

Protection of civilians in armed conflict

… armed conflict that Common Article One of the Geneva Conventions requires them “to respect and … year of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC urges all States …

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Making better use of data on attacks against health care

… on Attacks on Health Care in Emergencies. (Geneva: WHO, 2016: 2). 3 ICRC, Health Care in Danger - January 2012 to December 2014 (Geneva: ICRC, 2015:4). 4 WHO, “Definition and … global 88 Includes violations of IHL, Geneva Conventions, Human Rights, medical neutrality, …

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The Additional Protocols at 40

… 8 June 2017, the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 will turn 40. To mark this … number of publications and organize events in Geneva and in its delegations around the world …

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Fifty years of occupation: Where do we go from here?

… foremost the Hague Regulations and the Fourth Geneva Convention, which provides a critical …

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Humanitarian action and the pursuit of peace: Speech on the anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize

… for the Fondation Gustave Ador, 8 June 2017, Geneva. "It has been claimed that rather than … they met at a very exclusive club in Geneva's old town, Le Cercle de la Terrasse. … Finally, Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, which …

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