Helen Durham

@HADurhamICRC
Helen Durham has been Director of International Law and Policy at the ICRC since 2014. She has over 20 years experience in the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Helen has been a Legal Adviser to the ICRC Delegation of the Pacific; Head of Office for ICRC Australia and in various roles with Australian Red Cross including Director of International Law and Strategy and National Manager of International Humanitarian Law.
Helen has a PhD in international humanitarian law and international criminal law, is a Senior Fellow at Melbourne Law School and worked as the Director of Research at the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law. She has done missions in the field with ICRC including Myanmar, Aceh, the Philippines and has been involved in international legal negotiations in New York, Rome and Geneva.
Posts by the contributor
Cyber operations during armed conflict: 7 essential law and policy questions
11 mins read Analysis / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Helen Durham
Who’s your favorite female judge?
2 mins read Gender / Law and Conflict Helen Durham
‘Act today, shape tomorrow’: the 33rd International Conference
7 mins read Analysis / Events and highlights / Generating Respect for IHL / History / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict Helen Durham & Kosuke Onishi
Black magic, zombies and dragons: a tale of IHL in the 21st Century
13 mins read Armed Groups / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Scope of application / Technology in Humanitarian Action / Terrorism and IHL / The most read blog posts in 2019 Helen Durham
Equal treatment for women in State armed forces: Three practical implications for medical care
12 mins read Gender and conflict / Health Care / Law and Conflict Helen Durham & Vanessa Murphy
100 ratifications of the Arms Trade Treaty: Celebration and reflection
5 mins read Law and Conflict / Weapons Helen Durham
Strengthening compliance with IHL: Disappointment and hope
5 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / Law and Conflict Helen Durham
Shining a spotlight on sexual violence in war: The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
8 mins read Analysis / Gender and conflict / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Helen Durham
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons one year on: Reflections from Hiroshima
6 mins read Law and Conflict / Stories / Weapons Helen Durham
Detention and armed conflicts: Exploring realities and remedies
9 mins read Detention / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Helen Durham
A conversation with Dr Helen Durham–IHL and women
6 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Law and Conflict / The most read blog posts in 2018 Helen Durham
ICRC report demonstrates people believe that wars should have limits
5 mins read Online publications Helen Durham