Mozambique: humanitarian response improves living conditions in Cabo Delgado
… against Covid-19 and promoting respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The armed conflict in Cabo Delgado …
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Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: The law of occupation must be respected
… -- Present in the region since 1967, the International Committee of the Red Cross … treaty and customary rules of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), comprising the rules of belligerent …
Bangladesh: Respect for the dead and humanitarian principles
… 28-29 March 2015, Dhaka: The International Committee of the Red Cross … organized a seminar of more than 100 Islamic law experts and academics on respect for the … dead from the perspective of international humanitarian law (IHL) and Islam. Based on an …
Thailand: The right balance between security necessities and humanitarian concerns
… The International Committee of the Red Cross … to military security operations and law enforcement. This would not only boost … law enforcement duties and understand the humanitarian aspects of such situations.” …
Handbook of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
… texts that serve as a basis for the ICRC, the International Federation and national Red … instruments that constitute international humanitarian law; the main policies, strategies and plans …
Australia: The "costs" of principled humanitarian action
… independence are the guiding principles for humanitarian action for most organisations … Humanitarian Assistance team and the International Committee of the Red Cross … is embodied in International Humanitarian Law – the Geneva Conventions and the …
Mexico: ICRC urges to remove concept of unlocated person from missing persons law
… people. The regional delegation of the International Comittee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recognises that this important law lays the foundations for protecting … occasion of the law's fifth anniversary, the humanitarian organization urges to remove the …
Central African Republic: A never-ending quest to promote humanitarian rules
… rescue workers: the list of violations of international humanitarian law taking place on an almost daily basis is …
Walk the talk: Assessing the application of humanitarian principles on the ground
… and Debate Cycle on Principles Guiding Humanitarian Action tackled the topic of the … Helen Durham, Director, Department of International Law and Policy, ICRC Panelists Marc DuBois, …
Protecting People Deprived of their Liberty during International Armed Conflict
… persons deprived of their freedom during international armed conflict. It draws … internees, who are protected by International Humanitarian Law that the holding authorities have to …
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