Ethical principles guiding the ICRC's partnerships with the private sector
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Iraq, Syria and Yemen: Five times more civilians die in city offensives, new report finds
14-06-2017 A new ICRC report launched today reveals five times more civilians die in offensives carried out in cities than in other battles. The report, called 'I Saw My City Die', also found that …
The Additional Protocols at 40
Signature of the AP to the GCs of 12 August 1949 / LEBLANC, GÉRARD On 8 June 2017, the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 will turn 40. To mark this anniversary, the ICRC will …
Role of domestic jurisdictions in the implementation of IHL - law and practice
… Department for Organized Crime, Corruption, Terrorism and War Crimes 33. Lidija Vukčević, … Prosecutor for Organized Crime, Corruption, Terrorism and War Crimes 34. Goran Rodić, …
Digital trails could endanger people receiving humanitarian aid, ICRC and Privacy International find
… of migration flows and the fight against terrorism). The risk of misuse of data may … WhatsApp Metadata Informs Governments about Terrorism in Spite of Encryption,” CNBC, July … financial crimes (e.g. money laundering and terrorism funding).119 FIUs can be part of the …
As local as possible, as international as necessary
This is the third of a series of Humanitarium events to explore localization in contemporary humanitarian action - a major policy discussion in the sector today following the Grand Bargain. The event …
Somalia health news: Nearly 500,000 people received medical help in 2015
An overview of the ICRC's large health programmes in Somalia and examples of the help we were able to provide to nearly half a million people in 2015. NEWSLETTER gargaar ICRC Somalia delegation …
Mexico: Challenges to international humanitarian law and humanitarian action
Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the ICR, UNAM Law Faculty (Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), Mexico City Check against delivery Speech given by Mr …
Legal provisions - Sexual violence in armed conflicts workshop
… (c) taking of hostages; (d) acts of terrorism; (e) outrages upon personal dignity, …
Reaffirming the importance of integrated protection of civilians
… in modern warfare, IHL and challenges of terrorism or the law of armed conflict at sea … extremism, and possibly, even in counterterrorism. Describing the concept of …
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