Trapped in conflict: urban sieges and encirclement

June 20, 2024 23 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / Special Themes / Topics / Urban warfare Abby Zeith

Based on the ICRC’s firsthand observations in and around cities in conflict across the globe, ...

Internment pursuant to the Fourth Geneva Convention during an international armed conflict: practice and reflections from Norway

June 6, 2024 10 mins read Analysis / Detention / GCIV and the internment of protected persons / IHL / Special Protections / Special Themes Camilla G. Cooper

The Fourth Geneva Convention was the first humanitarian law convention dedicated to protections for civilians ...

Civilian internment in international armed conflict: when does it begin?

May 23, 2024 12 mins read Analysis / Detention / GCIV and the internment of protected persons / IHL / Special Protections / Special Themes Jelena Pejic

The legal and practical issues related to the exceptional practice of internment of protected persons ...

The internment of protected persons and the Fourth Geneva Convention

May 16, 2024 15 mins read Analysis / Detention / GCIV and the internment of protected persons / IHL / Special Protections / Special Themes Mikhail Orkin

The Fourth Geneva Convention, adopted 75 years ago, was the first humanitarian law convention dedicated ...

Defining armed conflict: some clarity in the fog of war

May 2, 2024 11 mins read Analysis / Conduct of Hostilities / Humanitarian Principles / Scope of application / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 / Topics Samit D’Cunha, Tristan Ferraro & Thomas de Saint Maurice

Today, there are over 120 armed conflicts around the world, involving over 60 states and ...

The road less travelled: ethics in the international regulatory debate on autonomous weapon systems

April 25, 2024 10 mins read Analysis / Autonomous Weapons / IHL / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Special Themes / Weapons Alexander Blanchard

Efforts to address the ethical challenges posed by autonomous weapon systems are growing. In December ...

Protecting civilians in conflict: the urgency of implementing the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

April 22, 2024 9 mins read Analysis / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Influencing Behaviour in Armed Conflict / Urban warfare / Weapons Laura Boillot, Laurent Gisel, Paul Holtom, Frederik Siem, Dina Abou Samra & Juliana Helou van der Berg

The widespread use of heavy explosive weapons has reached alarming levels, exacting a staggering toll ...

What are the transformative potentials of sexual and reproductive health and rights in humanitarian assistance: a feminist inquiry

April 18, 2024 12 mins read Access / Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Health Care / Health care / Humanitarian Action / Sexual Violence / Social Inclusion / Social Protection / Special Themes Peixuan Xie

From frontline female combatants with the People’s Defence Force in Myanmar to queer Syrian refugees ...

What can the humanitarian community learn from the Colombian Truth Commission’s LGBTIQ-subchapter?

March 21, 2024 13 mins read Analysis / Gender / Gender and conflict / Health care / Humanitarian Action / Localisation / Sexual Violence / Social Inclusion / Social Protection Elias Dehnen

As part of the historic 2016 peace agreement, the “Commission for the Clarification of Truth, ...

From content to harm: how harmful information contributes to civilian harm

February 27, 2024 10 mins read Analysis / Communications / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Social Protection Chris Brew

From traditional media to social media, coordinated information campaigns or operations, the ways in which ...

Unblocking aid: the EU’s 2023 shift in sanctions policy to safeguard humanitarian efforts

January 23, 2024 16 mins read Access / Analysis / Counterterrorism / Humanitarian Action / Humanitarian diplomacy / Special Themes / The Geneva Conventions at 75 Sophie Huvé, Guillemette Moulin & Tristan Ferraro

The year 2023 marked a significant shift in how the EU makes space for humanitarian ...

Victim/survivor-centeredness, data protection and open-source collection in accountability: lessons from IIIM-Syria

January 9, 2024 9 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Artificial Intelligence and Armed Conflict / Cybersecurity and data protection in humanitarian action / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Rayyan Ghuma & Birhane Wossen Reta

The extent to which a victim/survivor-centered approach (VSCA) should be incorporated into data protection remains ...