Industrial cyber attacks: a humanitarian crisis in the making December 3, 2019 10 mins read Analysis / Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Sergio Caltagirone Industrial control systems manage almost every aspect of daily life, from water supply to electricity ...
Cyber operations and international humanitarian law: five key points November 28, 2019 10 mins read Analysis / Cyber / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Laurent Gisel & Tilman Rodenhäuser Cyber operations are high on legal and policy agendas, with States convening two intergovernmental processes ...
The other side of trust November 26, 2019 6 mins read Accountability / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles Marc DuBois In the run up its 33rd International Conference, we find that the International Red Cross ...
From child soldier to child ‘terrorist’: safeguarding innocence from counter-terrorism November 20, 2019 6 mins read Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Principles Sandra Krähenmann & Paulien Vandendriessche Despite legal prohibitions, children continue to be recruited and used in various capacities during armed conflict, in some cases by armed groups labeled ...
Children and war: upcoming Review edition November 19, 2019 6 mins read Call for papers / Children in conflict / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence / Special Protections Ellen Policinski The International Review of the Red Cross has an upcoming edition on Children and war due ...
Two truths and a lie: seventy years of the Geneva Conventions November 14, 2019 7 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2019 Jean-Marie Henckaerts This year’s anniversary of the Geneva Conventions provides the space for humanitarian practitioners and legal ...
Moving beyond mine risk education to risk awareness and safer behaviour November 7, 2019 6 mins read Humanitarian Action / Landmines and the Law / Law and Conflict / Weapons Louis G. Maresca A recent blog piece by Chris Loughran highlighted the important achievements of the Anti-Personnel Mine ...
The International Review of the Red Cross at 150: What’s changed and what remains the same October 31, 2019 9 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict / Review-related Ellen Policinski In 1869, the world was changing at a remarkable pace. Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev developed ...
Trust Me – I’m a Humanitarian October 24, 2019 12 mins read Accountability / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Sexual Violence / The most read blog posts in 2019 Hugo Slim The question of trust has become a major issue in humanitarian action. Can parties to ...
Facilitating innovation, ensuring protection: the ICRC Biometrics Policy October 18, 2019 13 mins read Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / New Technologies Ben Hayes & Massimo Marelli The use of biometric identification systems by humanitarian organisations has been the subject of intense ...
The Mine Ban Convention, Article 5 & 2019 Review Conference: need for urgent action October 15, 2019 10 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Landmines and the Law / Law and Conflict / Religion / Weapons Chris Loughran The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) entered into force 20 years ago this year. It ...
Beyond binaries: An intersectional approach to humanitarian action October 8, 2019 13 mins read Gender / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Identity / Sexual Violence Elizabeth McGuinness & Saman Rejali Where does a lens on ‘men and masculinities’ fit into the frame of humanitarian action? ...
