Eradicating landmines: No time to lose
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. Statement by …
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. Statement by …
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 …
The 24th of June 2014 was a day dedicated to the victims of armed conflicts in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the first Geneva Convention. On this occasion, the Geneva Academy of …
After looking at the legal challenges posed by the increasing development and use of new technologies in warfare, the Reseach and debate cycle on new technologies and the modern battlespace now …
How can universities help enhance respect for the impartial and safe provision of health care in conflicts and other emergencies? The ICRC has designed a tool to answer the question, in the form of a …
15 years after the international convention banning landmines came into force, these weapons continue to exact a terrible human toll. In Myanmar alone, there were more than 3,000 landmine casualties …
On the Day of the African Child, the ICRC is recognizing the bravery and resilience of children who have been injured and disabled by war, accident or disease. Tahir is a young boy living in Chad who …
It's a crucial time for Colombia. According to the ICRC's head of delegation in Bogotá, Jordi Raich, the country is at a crossroads – poised on the verge of five per cent economic growth, shrinking …
We are grateful to Mr Heyns, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, for having consulted the ICRC in the elaboration of his report and more importantly for addressing …
26th session, Human Rights Council In the following, the ICRC would like to briefly take stock of some of what has been achieved since the creation of the mandate and to point to major shortcomings …
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