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Messaging apps: the way forward for humanitarian communication?

Messaging apps: the way forward for humanitarian communication?

By Andrea Lunt
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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
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‘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…
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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
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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…
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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
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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…
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War in cities: The latest from the International Review of the Red Cross
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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…
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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
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“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.
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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
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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…
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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.
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“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.
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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
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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…
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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.
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