Philippines: Features of displacement
Zamboanga, Philippines. Lina Kambunan is no stranger to displacement caused by the decades-long conflict between armed groups and the Philippines government. When she was younger, her family had to …
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Strengthening Compliance with IHL – Third Meeting of States, 30 June & 1 July 2014
Establishing a dedicated IHL compliance system , Opening speech, ICRC President, Peter Maurer Third Meeting of States on Strengthening Compliance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) 30 June and …
What’s new in law and case law around the world? Biannual update, July to December 2013
Biannual update on national implementation of international humanitarian law, July–December 2013 International Review of the Red Cross, Page 1 of 15. 10.1017/S1816383114000459 REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS …
Nigeria: Victims of conflict and violence struggle to survive
As armed conflict and violence intensify in parts of Nigeria, the ICRC and the Nigerian Red Cross Society are responding to emergencies, managing and evacuating the wounded and dead, and helping …
Armenia: Facts and figures, January - June 2014
From January to June 2014, the ICRC: The ICRC served as a neutral intermediary in connection with the voluntary repatriation of two civilian internees to Armenia and to ensure that a prisoner of …
Underfunded ICRC operations
Underfunded ICRC operations …
Democratic Republic of the Congo: “Healing memories” through drama
Children kidnapped and trained as soldiers, girls snatched and forced to be “wives,” entire villages reduced to ash. Between 2008 and 2011, communities in Orientale province, northeast Democratic …
Yemen: Dr Al-Mohatary's experience with the ICRC
Dr Al-Murtaza Bin Zaid Al-Mohatary Al-Hasny talks about IHL and Islam from a Zaidiyya perspective. In many countries around the Arab world, the ICRC emblem is misunderstood, and seen as a symbol of …
Eradicating landmines: No time to lose
Statement Third Review Conference of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, Maputo, 23-27 June 2014. …
Prohibition and punishment of torture and other forms of ill-treatment
Factsheet on measures of national implementation regarding torture and other forms of ill-treatment. In particular th e following questions/topics are addressed : definition of torture and other …
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