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Migrants: Vulnerabilities & Protection

… assistance to education in emergencies. In Turkey, we will finance projects worth €3 … and have taken refuge in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. Second, one of the main concerns is to … Libyan coast and in the Aegean Sea close to Turkey. These operations are carried out, both …

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Migration: Our work in Europe and Central Asia

… numbers. With fewer migrants crossing from Turkey to Greece, the main route into Europe …

Article

Shaping the future of the world’s largest humanitarian movement

… action. The global meetings were held in Turkey – a country surrounded by some of the …

News release

Global gathering to shape future of world’s largest humanitarian movement

… Movement will gather next week in Antalya, Turkey, for a series of meetings that will … Kaya Palazzo Convention Centre in Antalya, Turkey. For journalists interested in …

News release

Council of Delegates 2017

… take place from 10 to 11 November 2017 in Turkey. It will gather 190 Red Cross and Red …

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Amnesties and IHL: Purpose and Scope

… against humanity. 14 In Abdülsamet Yaman v. Turkey (2004), the ECHR highlighted that where … and Peoples’ Rights; and ii) in Yeter v. Turkey (2009), the ECHR reaffirmed that when …

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Greece snapshot: January–August 2017

… Some 18,000 migrants have crossed from Turkey into the Aegean islands since the … Greece Some 18,000 migrants have crossed from Turkey into the Aegean islands since the … action in Greece dates back to the Turkey-Greece conflict in 1919-1923. Since …

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Tragedy at Evros: A perilous river crossing to Greece

… river traces the 150-kilometre border between Turkey and Greece before emptying out into the … migrants are waiting to cross Evros from Turkey, a crossing unintentionally made more … popular after a European Union agreement with Turkey to curb new arrivals to Greece's …

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The Interplay between IHL and IHRL

… Belgium and 16 Other States ECHR, Cyprus v. Turkey ECHR, Hassan v. UK Gaza: Health …

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Recent developments of the interplay between IHL and IHRL

… Belgium and 16 Other States ECHR, Cyprus v. Turkey ECHR, Hassan v. UK Gaza: Health …

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