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Honduras: Humanitarian Report 2024

… In Honduras, humanitarian needs persist. Protecting the … our loved ones. We have faith that this law will be implemented and provide us with … in Mexico and Central America To download our humanitarian reports for each country covered …

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Kosovo: Workshop on IHL and Islamic Law in Pristina

… of Kosovo, organized a regional Workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Islamic Law. The workshop was …

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Generating respect for the law: The need for persistence and imagination

… Nikolova (2016). "Generating respect for the law: the need for persistence and … Blais. Vincent Bernard Editor-in-chief of the International Review of the Red Cross and Head … aimed at facilitating the acceptance of humanitarian actors. In the 1984 ‘Mélanges …

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Guidelines on investigating violations of IHL: Law, policy and good practice

… Investigations into alleged violations of international humanitarian law by the parties to an armed conflict are …

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ICRC internal displacement strategy for 2016–2019

… shows parties to conflicts, States and the international community are failing to prevent … between violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) and displacement; as a result, the …

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IHL in action: Respect for the law on the battlefield

… IHL in action: Respect for the law on the battlefield from ICRC on Vimeo . On … real case-studies documenting compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL) in modern warfare. …

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"IHL in Action: Respect for the law on the battlefield" platform compiles real life instances of compliance with IHL.

Philippines: Promoting international standards among senior police officers

… (ICRC) – To enrich their understanding of international policing standards and international humanitarian law, around 20 senior officers of the …

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ICRC to continue teaching laws of war to Sudanese Armed Forces

… – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the International Committee of the Red Cross … the teaching and integration of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) within their Armed Forces. The …

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Malaysia: Exploring ways to incorporate the law of war into practical training

… recently for the 8th ICRC Senior Workshop on International Rules Governing Military … of leadership on the various aspects of the Law of Armed Conflict.” Workshop discussions … discusses the integration of international humanitarian law into the planning process …

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Costa Rica: Humanitarian Report 2024

… implementation, development, and respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) and applicable international

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Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.