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An ICRC delegate alone at the heart of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1923)

An ICRC delegate alone at the heart of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1923)

28 March 2023, Audiovisual / Crosswise / General Archives / Photo

In 1921, Greece and the Ottoman Empire were at war. Two years later, at Lausanne, Greece and the newly formed Republic of Türkiye ...

ICRC action during the Algerian War <br> of Independence (1954-1962)

ICRC action during the Algerian War
of Independence (1954-1962)

17 March 2023, Article / Crosswise / Library
Clara Király, Library

“It is with anguish that we watch [torture] resurface, more or less secretly, sometimes under the cover of exceptional laws aimed at repressing ...

The ICRC in Yemen: 60 years of work for the Yemeni people

The ICRC in Yemen: 60 years of work for the Yemeni people

6 March 2023, Article / Crosswise
Cédric Cotter, Researcher

Introduction 2022 marked the 60th anniversary of the ICRC’s presence in Yemen. At the outbreak of the North Yemen Civil War in 1962, ...

ICRC action in the Korean War <br> (1950-1953)

ICRC action in the Korean War
(1950-1953)

9 January 2023, Article / Crosswise / Library
Clara Király, Library

“In the desire of bringing to all victims of the war the strictly impartial aid of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ...

ICRC action during the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (1994)

ICRC action during the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda (1994)

4 November 2022, Article / Crosswise / Library
Clara Király, Library

“Ten thousand people, it’s nothing in a conflict that killed almost a million in less than three months, it’s just a millimeter of ...

From the Gilded Age to the Digital Age: The Evolution of ICRC Legal Commentaries

From the Gilded Age to the Digital Age: The Evolution of ICRC Legal Commentaries

8 June 2022, Crosswise / Library
Ellen Policinski and Charlotte Mohr

The updated ICRC Commentaries on the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are heirs to a long tradition of legal commentaries published to ...

The ICRC vs. fake news: Setting the record straight in the First World War

The ICRC vs. fake news: Setting the record straight in the First World War

22 April 2022, Article / Crosswise
Cédric Cotter, Researcher

The term “fake news” has been a constant presence in the media for several years now. The deliberate spread of false information seems ...

The ICRC as a neutral intermediary. Historical and contemporary perspectives

The ICRC as a neutral intermediary. Historical and contemporary perspectives

24 March 2022, Article / Crosswise
Cédric Cotter, Researcher

Introduction On 15 and 16 October 2020, eleven flights from and to five airports in Yemen and Saudi Arabia repatriated more than 1,000 ...

International humanitarian law treaties: essential documents

International humanitarian law treaties: essential documents

3 March 2022, Library / Research Guide

International humanitarian law is a set of rules intended for humanitarian reasons to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects those who ...

Sources in conversation: the 10th International Conference of the Red Cross, on and off screen

Sources in conversation: the 10th International Conference of the Red Cross, on and off screen

10 November 2021, Article / Audiovisual / Crosswise / Library
Damian Gonzalez, Marina Meier, Charlotte Mohr, Daniel Palmieri

At the beginning of 1921, the ICRC has its humanitarian action captured on film for the first time, in preparation of the upcoming ...