ICRC: More conflicts, more sides in a conflict equal greater danger: study 19/6/2018, News releases and statements Geneva (ICRC) – The number of non-international armed conflicts more than doubled from the beginning of the century, according to data from the ...
ICRC: Health-care workers suffer attacks every single week 3/5/2018, News releases and statements Geneva (ICRC) – An incident of violence against health-care facilities or personnel has taken place every single week since the passage two years ...
Military Influence Operations & IHL: Implications of New Technologies 17/4/2018, IHL Pontus Winther The use of smartphones, apps, social media and other methods of digital communication between people is constantly on the increase. This ...
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Addressing Sexual Violence 21/11/2017, IHL 25th of November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Sexual violence is often viewed as an unavoidable consequence ...
How is IHL implemented? 14/8/2017, IHL Implementation of IHL – turning the rules into action – is first and foremost the responsibility of the States that are party to ...
Whom does IHL protect? 13/8/2017, IHL IHL protects all victims of armed conflicts, including both civilians and combatants who have laid down their arms. The nature of the protection ...
Sexual violence: A tragic and taboo scar of South Sudan’s conflict 23/7/2017 An unwanted pregnancy. Exposure to HIV. Physical pain. Psychological scarring. The risk of social isolation. Lower likelihood of marriage. Perhaps worst of all, ...
Scalpels and ventilators on the sidelines of politics 20/3/2017 By Marco Baldan The stench of blood and burned human flesh is etched in my memory. Snapshots of adults and children with horrifying ...
‘Maariv’: The Path to Peace in Colombia After 52 Years of Violence 15/12/2016, ICRC In the Media Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the country talks about the ups and downs: “History has shown that you ...
Everyone wounded or sick during armed conflict has the right to health care 12/12/2016 On the occasion of International Human Rights Day – we speak out, together with other organizations, in support of the Health Care in ...
