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Messaging apps: the way forward for humanitarian communication?
Messaging apps: the way forward for humanitarian communication?
By Andrea Lunt
ICRC
Jul 25, 2017
Old pains, new demons: Thinking torture and dignity today
Old pains, new demons: Thinking torture and dignity today
Interview with Dr. Brad Evans, Reader in Political Violence, by Achille Després
ICRC
Jul 7, 2017
‘Supersoldiers’: Ethical concerns in human enhancement technologies
‘Supersoldiers’: Ethical concerns in human enhancement technologies
Modern technologies that actively seek to combine bio, nano, info and neuro elements can give us the ability to ‘enhance’ human beings in…
ICRC
Jul 3, 2017
What You Need to Know About Urban War
What You Need to Know About Urban War
By Trevor Keck, Deputy Head of Communications & Congressional Affairs, ICRC
ICRC
Jun 22, 2017
Values worth fighting for: The Additional Protocols at 40
Values worth fighting for: The Additional Protocols at 40
On 8 June 2017, the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 turned 40. Looking at the road travelled and the way ahead, they…
ICRC
Jun 8, 2017
A global ban on nuclear weapons: Are we there yet?
A global ban on nuclear weapons: Are we there yet?
By Melina Lito, International Law Attorney and Mediator
ICRC
May 30, 2017
The Thirty Years’ War: The first modern war?
The Thirty Years’ War: The first modern war?
In 1618, the first in a series of conflicts broke out in Northern Europe, sparking three decades of violence, famine and disease that swept…
ICRC
May 24, 2017
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Space law revisited : The regime of international liability in space
Space law revisited : The regime of international liability in space
While the militarization of outer space can be legal, the concept of liability constrains the weaponization of the skies. By Pavle…
ICRC
Apr 26, 2017
Leaving people behind
Leaving people behind
In the words of Ban Ki-moon, ‘Leaving no one behind’ is central. In humanitarian relief, we leave people behind every day. By Marc DuBois
ICRC
Apr 5, 2017
“A price too high”: An ICRC e-briefing on nuclear weapons
“A price too high”: An ICRC e-briefing on nuclear weapons
An interactive publication showing the human cost of the world’s most terrifying weapons. A reminder amid ongoing nuclear ban negotiations.
ICRC
Apr 4, 2017
Nuclear weapons: Rising in defence of humanity
Nuclear weapons: Rising in defence of humanity
As long as nuclear weapons exist, there is a risk that they be detonated — this must never happen again. Vincent Bernard & Ellen Policinski
ICRC
Mar 30, 2017
Requiem Ishibumi: Singing for the lost students of Hiroshima
Requiem Ishibumi: Singing for the lost students of Hiroshima
Sadao Yamamoto composed Ishibumi: Requiem for a Male Chorus, in honour of the first-year students killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima…
ICRC
Mar 28, 2017
He survived the nuclear explosion in Nagasaki, then spent his life treating victims
He survived the nuclear explosion in Nagasaki, then spent his life ...
Interview with Dr Masao Tomonaga, Nagasaki survivor, medical doctor and militant for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
ICRC
Mar 28, 2017
“These were the circumstances under which we forsook our father’s body”
“These were the circumstances under which we forsook our father’s b...
The search of a child for the remains of his father in the scorched ruins of Nagasaki, August 1945.
ICRC
Mar 28, 2017
Fighting together: Obligations and opportunities in partnered warfare
Fighting together: Obligations and opportunities in partnered warfare
States can and must exercise their influence over their partners to secure protection for victims of armed conflict. By C. Droege & D. Tuck
ICRC
Mar 26, 2017
Global counter-terrorism must not overlook the rules of war
Global counter-terrorism must not overlook the rules of war
Branding an armed group as “terrorist” cannot alone cancel the applicability of international humanitarian law (IHL)— Stephane Ojeda, ICRC…
ICRC
Mar 22, 2017
Protecting schools from military use: From Ancient Rome to today
Protecting schools from military use: From Ancient Rome to today
HRW’s Bede Sheppard: Countries that have yet to sign the Safe Schools Declaration should commit to protections afforded by Rome’s Emperors.
ICRC
Mar 19, 2017
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