Rwanda: Daily life in Rubavu prison
Rubavu Prison, Rwanda, 22 July 2014. The front gate. © ICRC / Nadia Shira Cohen Rubavu Prison, Rwanda, 22 July 2014. Rubavu prison has a unique internal arrangement, whereby inmates take on various …
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ICRC urges concrete steps to protect health care in conflict
Last year, an ICRC team reached Dammaj, a town in northern Yemen, to deliver medical supplies and evacuate 164 casualties. This was an example of the need to respect medical personnel and facilities …
Malaysia: IHL conference commemorates 150 years of the first Geneva Convention
In late August, 150 academics, military personnel, students and media and legal practioners convened at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) for a two-day conference on international …
Syria and Iraq: ICRC calls for better compliance with humanitarian law
26-09-2014 The International Committee of the Red Cross is appealing to all parties involved in the Syria and Iraq conflicts to uphold the fundamental principle of human dignity, to spare the …
Reaching the needy in eastern Ukraine with neutral and impartial aid
Lisichansk, Lugansk Oblast. Displaced people receive freshly baked bread from the Lisichansk branch of the Ukrainian Red Cross. The flour for this bread was provided by the ICRC. ©ICRC/GUTMAN, Amnon …
From Cambodia to Vietnam: Back home after two decades of separation
A phone call to the ICRC Phnom Penh Office grabbed the attention of Arnaud Leclerc, head of protection team in Cambodia. The voice from the United Nations Office for Human Rights (UNOHCHR) told of a …
Arms Trade Treaty to become law, but concerns over transfers persist
24-09-2014 Geneva (ICRC) – Over 50 States have now ratified the Arms Trade Treaty regulating international transfers of conventional weapons, meaning it will enter into force in three months. With …
New York: ICRC and WHO urge concrete steps to better protect health care in conflict
24-09-2014 Geneva/New York (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are seeking stronger action by States to protect people providing or …
Health care and violence: The need for effective protection
Violence against health-care workers and facilities, medical vehicles and patients during armed conflict and other emergencies is one of the most serious challenges of humanitarian concern in the …
Ebola: Stepping up the humanitarian response
Photo: © V. Lacken / International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies The devastating effects of the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone have put a strain not only on …
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