Armenia / Azerbaijan: Azerbaijani citizen repatriated
… 10-06-2016 Geneva/Yerevan/Baku (ICRC) – An Azerbaijani … being held. Based on its mandate under the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has been present in the …
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Philippines: Strengthening protection for victims of armed conflict through legislation
… (ICRC) – Over 60 years after ratifying the Geneva Conventions , the Philippines has achieved … families." The Philippines ratified the four Geneva Conventions in 1952, and later their …
Voluntary reports on the domestic implementation of international humanitarian law (IHL)
… reports, and they are not mentioned in the Geneva Conventions or their Additional Protocols. … on Status of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions (The most recent version of …
About the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
… lives Video Every day in our work, we see the Geneva Conventions in action. As long as conflicts … Red Cross (ICRC) was established under the Geneva Conventions – the most widely ratified …
History of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Volume I: From Solferino to Tsushima
… the evolution of the law of war from the 1864 Geneva Convention to the Hague Convention No. …
ICRC President arrives in the West Bank
… 15-12-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Mirjana Spoljaric, the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …
Global Initiative on international humanitarian law: FAQ
… 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 …
Domestic law and IHL
… restriction of certain combat tactics. The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional … and practical measures. For example, the Geneva Conventions require states to put an …
Arms Trade Treaty: A framework that saves lives and preserves humanity in armed conflict
… Committee of the Red Cross, 25 August 2025, Geneva Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies … weeks ago, on the 76 th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC urged states to recommit …
Tuvalu Red Cross Society becomes 190th National Society
… Principles of the Movement and the Geneva Conventions. Support from the people of Tuvalu … 2015 at the International Conference in Geneva, which the TRCS was attending for the …
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