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Extraterritorial targeting by means of armed drones: Some legal implications

… Committee of the Red Cross, based in Geneva. Abstract The use of “drones” has grown … Aspects, Report of Expert Meeting, Geneva, 26–28 March 2014, available at: … to Article 2 common to the four Geneva Conventions, these foundational IHL treaties …

Law and policy topic

Autonomous weapons: ICRC submits recommendations to UN Secretary-General

… humanitarian organization. Through the Geneva Conventions of 1949 (Geneva Conventions) and other international …

Law and policy topic

Global Initiative on international humanitarian law

… the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions. The Conventions have been … directly through their permanent mission in Geneva. Each interested state will be able to …

Law and policy topic

ICRC Vice-President Dr Gilles Carbonnier: The international community must urgently take deliberate steps and lead towards effectively protecting civilians

… on Cluster Munitions, 10-13 September 2024, Geneva Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies …

Statement
World Humanitarian Day: ICRC President on attacks against aid workers

First to be Forgotten - Persons with Disability and Armed Conflict

… Following a three-year research project, the Geneva Academy is releasing a report focused … perspective. On 9 May the ICRC and the Geneva Academy launched the research report at … Disabilities is one of the few human rights conventions explicitly stating that it applies …

Event

“Tell him we love him deeply”: Families of prisoners of war are desperate for answers

… that he is fine." Prisoners of war and the Geneva Conventions The 1949 Geneva Conventions —which all countries in the …

Law and policy topic

Strengthening international humanitarian law in Liberia

… on the integration and domestication of the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols, and … on the integration and domestication of the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols …

Article

ICRC appoints new director-general

… 22-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The Assembly of the … Central and South-Eastern Europe, based in Geneva (1998-2000). He holds an MA in … mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

News release

Ukraine: safe passage operation out of Mariupol is ongoing

Geneva (ICRC) – An International Committee of … organization, its mandate stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. it is based in Geneva, …

Statement

ICRC: "The humanitarian tragedy of missing persons urgently requires a more determined international response"

… This year, we mark 75 years of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Together with their Additional … hands as per their obligations under the Geneva Conventions. Similar arrangements …

Statement

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