Status update: The ICRC’s legal standing explained
… a mandate, as set out in particular in the Geneva Conventions and its Additional Protocols, to …
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Yemen: “A great moment of humanity” as detainees are released
… 1962 As provided in article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions , the ICRC offered its services to …
Speech by ICRC president addressing attacks on health-care personnel, facilities and vehicles
… care, which amount to a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions, are penalized as such in domestic …
Humanitarian situation and ICRC action in Colombia
… with an uncle. Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions Article 4.2.e.: [T]he following … Protocol II additional to the Geneva Conventions, articles 7, 9.1 and 14 …
Request for Tender - RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA22/00142 - 3-year Frame Agreement - Buckets 14L
… the external lab: October 7th, 2022 at 18:00 (Geneva time) The closing date for commercial … results: November 18th, 2022 at 12:00 (Geneva time) Should you have any questions … Humanitarian Law, notably the Geneva Conventions. RFT/ICRC/IOM/GVA22/00142 The …
Our work in Armenia in 2017
… Based on its mandate enshrined in the Geneva Conventions, the ICRC has special prerogatives … in 1863, the ICRC is at the origin of the Geneva Conventions and the International Red …
The ICRC engagement with armed groups: a humanitarian necessity
… stated explicitly in Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions. From a practical point of view, …
The issue of the missing must be first and foremost humanitarian
… Agency – the neutral entity mandated by the Geneva Conventions. We know this figure is the tip of …
States must act responsibly at every step along the arms transfer chain
… which is enshrined in Article 1 common to the Geneva Conventions and in the principles of the Arms …
A strong resolve to end violence against health care
… that urgent action is needed to reaffirm the Geneva Conventions, to which all States are party. We … of the Red Cross 19, avenue de la Paix 1202 Geneva, Switzerland T +41 22 734 60 01 F +41 …
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