Everything you always wanted to know about engagement and accountability … (but were afraid to ask) April 17, 2018 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action Tina Bouffet Your five-buzzword guide to better understanding how people affected by conflict and violence can take the lead in humanitarian action. Stranded in the ...
Essay Competition: Sanremo New Voices in IHL April 16, 2018 3 mins read Call for papers / Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / The most read blog posts in 2018 On the occasion of the 41st Round Table on Current Issues of International Humanitarian Law ...
The principle of non-refoulement in the migration context: 5 key points March 30, 2018 10 mins read Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Migration / The most read blog posts in 2018 / Torture Tilman Rodenhäuser The current discussions on the Global Compact for Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees ...
The 1918 Bern Agreements: repatriating prisoners in a total war March 29, 2018 10 mins read Detention / Humanitarian Action Cédric Cotter 100 years ago, under the auspices of the ICRC and the Swiss Confederation, the French and German governments signed the Bern Agreements. A ...
Masculinity and war–let’s talk about it March 15, 2018 5 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2018 Hugo Slim There is much talk about violations, cruelty and brutality in the public discussion of war, ...
Identities, intersectionalities and vulnerabilities in humanitarian operations: A response to Slim March 1, 2018 7 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Identity By Dr Ayesha Ahmad & Professor Lisa Eckenwiler together with Professor Jackie Leach Scully, Dr ...
Just out! New Review issue on human cost of detention February 12, 2018 9 mins read Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Ellen Policinski & Vincent Bernard The latest edition of International Review of the Red Cross has been released—Detention: Addressing the human cost. This edition of the International Review ...
Gustave Ador, the ICRC, and leadership on refugee and migration policy January 30, 2018 9 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Migration Claudena M. Skran Recent arrivals of thousands of forced migrants in Europe have prompted reconsideration of international responses to refugee movements of the early twentieth century. ...
The International Committee of the Red Cross and the localization of aid: Striving toward meaningful complementarity January 19, 2018 6 mins read Humanitarian Action / Localisation Jérémie Labbé In 2015, the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement (hereafter ‘the Movement’) sent a strong message of support for strengthening the role of ...
Impartiality and Intersectionality January 16, 2018 9 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Identity / The most read blog posts in 2018 Hugo Slim Intersectional theory is all the rage in liberal academia and is being increasingly taken up ...
Challenges & dilemmas in frontline negotiations: Interview with Claude Bruderlein January 4, 2018 9 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Interviews Claude Bruderlein Frontline staff of humanitarian organizations often negotiate with an array of local and international actors to establish a presence in conflict environments, ensure ...
Persons with disabilities in armed conflicts December 13, 2017 3 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Special Protections Alexander Breitegger December 13 is the 11th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights ...
