Somalia: Working towards dignity in detention
Somalia The ICRC’s Younees Rahoui visits one of the prisons in Somalia. Since 2012, the ICRC has been conducting regular visits to places of detention in Somalia. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Pedram Yazdi …
Somalia The ICRC’s Younees Rahoui visits one of the prisons in Somalia. Since 2012, the ICRC has been conducting regular visits to places of detention in Somalia. CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Pedram Yazdi …
A law student from Dilla University in Ethiopia won the 2016 International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Essay Competition. Henok Ashagre's essay was voted the best out of 58 submissions from five east …
13-09-2016 Kabul / ICRC - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) condemns the violent incident that took place at the Mirwais regional hospital in Kandahar yesterday in which two people …
"I looked around the International Red Cross exhibition room, and suddenly felt weak at the knees. I had originally been honoured when I received an invitation to a digital strategies roundtable in …
Liberia In a country ravaged by 14 years of civil war, football among amputees is a matter of national pride - a landmark of recovery and revival. Christopher Morris / ICRC Senegal Senegal. …
The ICRC's 20th course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for humanitarian professionals and policy makers is designed to acquaint participants with the international rules, principles and …
The ICRC has partnered with the Lebanese University (LU) for a second year to offer a university diploma in the clinical management of weapon wounded patients. This course, which will run from 31 …
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With the Syria crisis now in its sixth year, thousands of Syrian refugees living in Jordan are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance. Despite challenges and security constraints, we have …
Mekelle, Ethiopia The ICRC invited families of the missing persons to commemorate the International Day of the Disappeared. ICRC Mekelle, Ethiopia Around 50 families from the most affected areas …
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