False allegations: ICRC condemns video showing cash in trunks
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The risk of gender based violence must be considered in arms transfer decisions
… violations of IHL. Seventy years ago, the Geneva Conventions were the first treaties to …
Papua New Guinea: ICRC agreement will ensure support for victims of violence
… in 1990. Its mandate is derived from the Geneva Conventions of 1949, to which Papua New Guinea … tel +675 709 93 061 Neha Thakkar, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 3160 or visit our …
Overview of the Legal Framework Governing National Information Bureaux
… families of their fate and whereabouts. The Geneva Conventions do not prescribe in detail how a …
Humanitarian Policy at the WHS
… EU) Atrocities in Conflict mean we need the Geneva Conventions more than ever (Helen Durham, …
The ICRC Delegation in Moscow: in brief
… to 1867 when Russia acceded to the original Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the …
Sudan: training certificates' policy of the ICRC
… and it holds special immunity, granted by the Geneva Conventions, against participating in trials …
Autonomy, artificial intelligence and robotics: Technical aspects of human control
… robotics: Technical aspects of human control Geneva, August 2019 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE … Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, Geneva, 25–29 March 2019. 3 Ibid. See also: … Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, Geneva, 9–13 April & 27–31 August 2018. N. …
Ukraine: As humanitarian crisis deepens, parties urgently need to agree on concrete measures; misinformation risks lives
… 29-03-2022 Geneva (ICRC) – As the international armed … parties to fulfil their obligations under the Geneva Conventions without further delay. The parties …
What we do for detainees
… In international armed conflicts , the Geneva Conventions recognize the right of the ICRC to … conflicts , Article 3 common to the four Geneva Conventions authorizes us to offer our …
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