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Falkland Islands (Malvinas): ICRC presents final report after six Argentine soldiers are identified

… 08-11-2021 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of … of Argentina and the United Kingdom in Geneva. HPP 2 involved the exhumation of human … 1 and HPP 2 find their mandate in the Geneva Conventions, and are examples of the ICRC …

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Autonomous weapons: Decisions to kill and destroy are a human responsibility

… on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, held in Geneva from 11-16 April. The International …

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Malaysia: 17th national IHL moot court competition 2020

… c) ICRC Commentaries to the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols: … using the distinctive emblems of the Geneva Conventions in conformity with …

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Even wars have limits: Health-care workers and facilities must be protected

… law. It is no coincidence that the very first Geneva Convention of 1864 pertained to the … basic humanitarian consensus enshrined in the Geneva Conventions. To demand they are respected, …

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ICRC Pakistan Holds Regional Training Course on Islam and IHL

… that the main body of IHL, i.e. the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, are … part in laying the groundworks for those conventions. …

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Military needs can never justify using inhumane or indiscriminate weapons

… and Africa, the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions has been a forceful reminder that … decisions. The 70th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions also reminds us that IHL …

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Armenia/Azerbaijan: Ambulances, medical supplies being sent to assist victims of explosion

… 26-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Hundreds of burn victims of an … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Operational update on Armenia/Azerbaijan: Evacuations of people wounded by weapons bolster humanitarian response

… 22-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) - Nine people wounded in the … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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Remembering the Shoah: The ICRC and the international community's efforts in responding to genocide

… Maurer, president of the ICRC, 28 April 2015, Geneva, Switzerland History does not end. … to Tom Gal, the Representative here in Geneva, and to the distinguished panelists who … by the High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions. Even the best and most ambitious …

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Armenia/Azerbaijan Operational Update: 70 metric tons of humanitarian supplies cross the Lachin road; medical evacuations carried out

… 23-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – Nearly 70 metric tons of … humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around …

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