A world free from nuclear weapons: a call to action from Nigeria October 1, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict Fatima Alkali As the world grapples with new security challenges, it is pertinent now more than ever for global leaders to uphold the rules and ...
GCIII Commentary: ICRC unveils first update in sixty years June 18, 2020 10 mins read Analysis / GCIII Commentary / Generating Respect for IHL / ICRC Commentaries / Law and Conflict Jean-Marie Henckaerts Taking prisoners in international armed conflicts has been a common practice for centuries. The Third ...
Call by global leaders: work together now to stop cyberattacks on the healthcare sector May 26, 2020 9 mins read COVID-19 and conflict / Health Care / Human Costs of Cyber / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Today, the ICRC’s president, Peter Maurer, added his name to a list of more than ...
A New Year’s resolution: bringing IHL home January 21, 2020 8 mins read Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Sexual Violence Eva Svoboda As the old year bids farewell and the new year takes shape, we tend to ...
‘Act today, shape tomorrow’: the 33rd International Conference December 10, 2019 7 mins read Counterterrorism / Generating Respect for IHL / Humanitarian Principles / Sexual Violence Helen Durham & Kosuke Onishi Today we launch the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
IEDs and the Mine Ban Convention: a minefield of definitions? September 17, 2019 12 mins read Conduct of Hostilities / Landmines and the Law / Law and Conflict / Weapons Wen Zhou & Andrea Raab The year 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Anti-Personnel ...
