Persons with disabilities

Persons with disabilities in armed conflict

July 13, 2023 27 mins read Access / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Disabilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Persons with disabilities Elizabeth Rushing, Nawaf Kabbara, Veronica Ngum Ndi & NG’AA Michael Mwendwa

Persons with disabilities constitute approximately fifteen percent of the global population – a figure that ...

Towards a disability-inclusive IHL: ICRC views and recommendations

July 6, 2023 10 mins read Access / Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Disabilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict / Persons with disabilities Alexander Breitegger

As a 2022 global report by the World Health Organization estimates, about 1.3 billion people ...