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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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 …
Jerusalem and the West Bank: Checkmating violence
… participated in the world championships in Turkey in 2012 and Norway in 2014. “Norway …
Migration: Our work in Europe and Central Asia
… numbers. With fewer migrants crossing from Turkey to Greece, the main route into Europe …
Speech by ICRC president: Conflict and migration from a humanitarian perspective
… regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Egypt and Israel – religious, ethnic, … conflict in the Horn of Africa and Sudan; and Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, which have taken …
Messaging apps: an untapped humanitarian resource
… Viber voice messages sent to a relative in Turkey, after crossing the sea in a dinghy from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece. … after crossing the sea in a dinghy from Turkey to the island of Lesbos, Greece …
The history of the emblems
… During the war between Russia and Turkey, the Ottoman Empire declared that it …
Third report on the EU guidelines on promoting compliance with IHL
… conclusions of October 2019 the EU condemned Turkey’s unilateral military action in northeast Syria and urged Turkey to end its military action, withdraw … the Eastern Mediterranean.’ ‘The EU condemns Turkey’s unilateral military action in North …
The International Committee of the Red Cross in the First World War
… prisoner-of-war camps in Europe, but also in Turkey, North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia, … Budapest and Warsaw, and subsequently to Turkey, southern Russia and the Caucasus, but …
Monthly Middle East and North Africa newsletter – July 2020: Our response to COVID-19
… would allow aid relief to enter Syria via Turkey. [READ MORE] FLYING SUPPLIES IN YEMEN …
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