Reducing harm in military security operations

November 21, 2023 14 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict Stephen Kilpatrick, Philippe Cholous, LT COL Susan Mwanga & Elizabeth Rushing

Responsibility for maintaining law and order generally falls to civil authorities such as the police ...

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 ...

Armed conflict in Sudan: a recap of the basic IHL rules applicable in non-international armed conflicts

June 15, 2023 15 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Julie Lefolle & Jelena Nikolic

On 15 April 2023, the world watched the eruption of hostilities in Khartoum, the capital ...

Ethiopia: operational and legal response to armed conflict

June 1, 2023 15 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Humanity in War podcast / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Romaric Ferraro & Elizabeth Rushing

The ICRC has been present in Ethiopia since the 1977 Ethio-Somalia armed conflict. However, the ...

Aftermath of battles and conflict: from challenges to solutions

September 13, 2022 9 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / IHL in the aftermath / Law and Conflict Christian Cardon, Thomas de Saint Maurice & Kelisiana Thynne

The end of intense combat during armed conflict – whether permanent or temporary –does not ...

What does ‘back to basics’ mean for gender and the fundamental principles?

September 1, 2022 13 mins read Analysis / Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict / Gender / Gender and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict Ariana Lopes Morey

The recently-launched ICRC blog series ‘Back to basics: humanitarian principles in contemporary armed conflict’ aims ...

Shielding prisoners of war from public curiosity

June 28, 2022 9 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict Ramin Mahnad

Recent media reports on prisoners of war (POWs) and deceased combatants have raised questions among ...

On trial: the Third Geneva Convention and judicial guarantees for prisoners of war

June 23, 2022 13 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict Yvette Issar

The first prisoners of war (POWs) in the international armed conflict in Ukraine have been ...

Armed conflict in Ukraine: a recap of basic IHL rules

March 17, 2022 11 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict Cordula Droege

For the past two weeks, the world has watched a humanitarian crisis unfold across Ukraine. ...

In Bruges: the enduring relevance of IHL and the updated Commentaries

February 23, 2022 7 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict Mikhail Orkin

Since its creation in 2000, the Bruges Colloquium on International Humanitarian Law has been jointly ...

Walking the talk on SGBV: an implementation checklist to narrow the gaps between international law and domestic practice

November 25, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Rachael Kitching, Vanessa Murphy & Kelisiana Thynne

Thirty years ago today, 23 women launched the ‘16 Days of Action’ against gender-based violence.[1] ...