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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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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 …

Legal factsheet

Iraq’s perfect storm – a climate and environmental crisis amid the scars of war

… cent of the water used in Iraq originates in Turkey, Syria and Iran. Regional and national …

Article

Islamic Law and International Humanitarian Law

… Ḥanafī school in Syria, Egypt, parts of Iraq, Turkey, the Balkans, Pakistan, Afghanistan, … common law and, in some cases, customary law. Turkey applies civil law only.2 The term …

Legal factsheet

Iraq: Life in Mosul through a child’s eyes

… capital of Nineveh province, lies close to Turkey and Syria and was once one of the most …

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The ICRC in World War Two: The Holocaust

… that would have enabled Jews to emigrate to Turkey and, from there, to Palestine or Latin …

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Faith-based organizations and religious leaders: Essential partners in humanitarian action

… refugee crisis in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. In many countries, the ICRC has …

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Speech by ICRC President: Uphold the norms that safeguard humanity

… the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey. Excellences, Ladies and gentlemen, I …

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Syria: How much longer?

… countries of Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey. Millions more have risked their lives …

News release

Brazil: the ICRC takes part in G20 event on disinformation and hate speech

… Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United …

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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.