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... South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga ... The ten largest operations worldwide are Pakistan, Afghanistan, ...

• 2009-06-26
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Section on ICRC activities in the Americas. Includes news, operational ... Key operations The ICRC in Colombia The ICRC's work in Colombia involves protecting civilians, helping displaced persons and ...

• 2010-04-20
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10-01-2012 Contact Brazil ICRC Regional Delegation SHIS QI 15, ... Covers Venezuela, Belize, Guyana, Suriname and English-speaking countries in the Caribbean) Phone: (++58 212) 265 77 40 / 267 83 21 / ...

• 2012-01-10
• Contact

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Contacts

Many scholars and organizations have advocated recently for the participation of armed groups in the development of legal ... Many scholars and organizations have advocated recently for the ...

• 2011-09-30
• Article
• by: Sophie Rondeau

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Building respect for IHL
      • Dialogue with weapon bearers
        • Armed forces

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL

• People
  • Weapon bearers
    • Armed forces

4082 Workshop report, Geneva, 14-16 March 2011 Workshop report: CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT AND OTHER SITUATIONS OF ... 3 FOREwORD By Angela Gussing, Deputy Director of Operations, ICRC ...

• 2011-11-17
• Publication

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Protecting civilians

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Protected persons
      • Children

• People
  • Children

The division of geographical zones in this section represents the current ICRC ... Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela.

• 2009-04-29
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International human rights law and international humanitarian law are ... Thus, the question arises whether there is conflict and tension or synergy between various regimes.5 1 2 3 4 5 See, e.g., ...

• 2007-12-26
• Article
• by: Cordula Droege

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Security detention

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

The ICRC also continued to promote IHL and other applicable norms, and to foster a deeper understanding of its role and activities ... The ICRC also continued to promote IHL and other applicable norms ...

• 2010-12-31
• Annual Report

• Places
  • The Americas

• Places
  • Europe and Central Asia

The ICRC was present globally during the conflict, with delegations on every ... In the Americas Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, United States, Uruguay, ...

• 2005-02-04
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • History
      • Second World War

Development of conflict environments For an organization such as the ICRC, it is important at regular intervals to assess overall ... Others erupted immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall and ...

• 2002-12-23
• Miscellaneous
• Archived page

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

RICR Décembre IRRC December 2004 Vol. 86 No 856 791 Under such circumstances the respective State Party is allowed to “take ... A further regional human rights instrument, the American Convention on ...

• 2004-12-31
• Article
• by: Hans-Joachim Heintze

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

States party to the Geneva conventions and their add. ... It also indicates which States had made the optional declaration under Article 90 of Additional Protocol I, recognizing the competence of the ...

• 2010-12-31
• Annual Report

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Treaties and customary law
      • Geneva Conventions

In other words, conflicts experience a combination of acute and chronic phases and rarely come to a clear-cut end, ... Many of today’s conflicts have economic roots and revolve primarily around ...

• 2009-12-01
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

Presented in two volumes, it analyzes the customary rules of IHL and contains a detailed summary of the relevant treaty law and ... In the absence of ratifications of important treaties in this area, ...

• 2006-12-31
• Publication
• by: Jean-Marie Henckaerts and Louise Doswald-Beck

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Treaties and customary law
      • Customary law

The predominant form of conflict today, the non-international armed conflict, often stems from State weakness that leaves room for ... This can lead to an environment where looting and trafficking, ...

• 2010-12-02
• Report

• Topic
  • About the ICRC
    • Finances

1.2011 560 ICRC DECISION-MAKING STRUCTURES 1 ASSEMBLY The Assembly is the ... The Assembly formulates policy, defines general objectives and institutional strategy, approves the budget and accounts, ...

• 2010-12-31
• Annual Report

It reinforces the capacities of the region’s National Societies in ... CARACAS (regional) COVERING: Suriname, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the English-speaking countries of the Caribbean ...

• 2010-12-31
• Annual Report

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• Places
  • The Americas
    • Dominica

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  • The Americas
    • Grenada

It also considers some of the practical implications of turning “truth” into a legal right, particularly from the criminal law ... Yasmin Naqvi The right to the truth in international law: fact or fiction?

• 2006-06-30
• Article
• by: Yasmin Naqvi

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL in domestic law

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

Full text in PDF format (179kb) About Acrobat PDF files Volume 88 Number 864 December 2006 The right to life in armed conflict: ... It is now generally recognized, even by the most sceptical, ...

• 2006-12-31
• Article
• by: Louise Doswald-Beck

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Contemporary challenges for IHL
      • Occupation

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

In some cases when there is contradiction between the two bodies of ... Some parts of this article are reproduced from “ The Interplay between International Humanitarian Law and International Human ...

• 2008-09-30
• Article
• by: Cordula Droege

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • IHL and other legal regimes
      • IHL and human rights

31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, Geneva, ... For more information on the MoU . ... Standing Commission election: Proclamation of results or continuation of election.

• 2011-10-14
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • International Conference
      • 31st Conference

The Mine Ban Convention after 10 years: achievements and challenges 02-11-2009 Legal Fact Sheet This fact sheet highlights the ... 1 The Council of Delegates brings together the National Societies ...

• 2009-11-02
• Legal Fact Sheet

• Topic
  • ICRC activities
    • Mine action

• Topic
  • International humanitarian law
    • Weapons
      • Anti-personnel landmines

With the support of the ICRC, the Guatemalan Forensic ... which focuses on activities in Venezuela, Suriname and the English-speaking Caribbean countries; another in Lima, for activities in Peru, ...

• 2008-07-10
• Interview

• Places
  • The Americas

Dr Bertrand Piccard, who as the first man to ... Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, ...

• 1999-11-01
• Miscellaneous

• Topic
  • Red Cross Red Crescent Movement
    • International Conference
      • 27th Conference

It seeks to develop and maintain close contacts with UN bodies and member States ... countries as well as Guyana and Suriname Personnel: 2 expatriate and 7 locally hired staff In the countries covered, ...

• 2002-12-10
• Miscellaneous
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