War, law and humanity: the role of the ICRC in international armed conflicts

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Engaging non-state armed groups on the protection of missing people and their families

The ICRC continues to witness unacceptable levels of suffering when the law designed to protect families, prevent people from going missing, and ensure the dignified and respectful treatment of the dead is disregarded. At the same time, we have also documented countless, daily ef ...  Show more

The adoption of the 1949 Geneva Conventions: a humanitarian break and colonial continuity

More than seven decades after their adoption, the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 remain foundational to contemporary international humanitarian law (IHL). Efforts to update their Commentaries testify to both the resilience of the Geneva Conventions and their enduring relevance i ...  Show more

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