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News Mexico: Restoring family links following floods 7-11-2007 News release 18-10-2007 News release Section Protecting people affected by war: an ICRC priority Section covers work on behalf of people caught up in war. Access to sections on: civilians, prisoners of war, detainees and civilian internees; re-establishing contact between families split up by war and tracing missing persons. Information on training for humanitarian professionals. People in the midst of conflict need protection. The ICRC seeks to provide it by ensuring respect for international humanitarian law: minimizing the dangers to which people are exposed, preventing or putting a stop to violations committed against them, upholding their rights, making their voices heard and providing them with support.  Key document31-12-2005 ICRC detention visits: ex-detainees share their experiencesVisits by ICRC delegates to those deprived of their freedom during armed conflict have been made to people all over the world since the height of the First World War. Here, former detainees express their thoughts and feelings about the ICRC's role in letters, interviews, speeches and other written testimonies. (ICRC Activities\Protection\Detention) 1-10-2005 Protection of IDPs: an ICRC viewIDPs are of primary concern to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Ensuring their protection lies at the core of its mandate, operational concerns and priorities - article published in Forced Migration review, IDP Supplement, October 2005 (ICRC Activities\Protection) Press article Includes Photo 24-6-2005 Torture: the need to move forwardThe 1984 UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment entered into force on 26 June 1987. But even though torture is strictly prohibited, it remains common in many countries. (ICRC Activities\Protection\Detention) 30-6-2002 ICRC position on hostage-takingThese guidelines set out the ICRC’s position with regard to hostage-taking in situations in connection with which it is conducting operations. (Info resources\International Review\2002 - No. 846) International Review of the Red Cross Annual Report2-6-2008 Protection and central tracing agency: extract from ICRC Annual Report 2007The Protection and Central Tracing Agency Division provides strategic support and professional expertise in three areas of activity – protection of the civilian population, protection of people deprived of their freedom and restoring family links, including issues regarding missing persons and their families – to operations in the field . In 2007, it completed the reorganization of its structure into three thematic units corresponding to its three areas of activity. (ICRC Activities\Protection) Annual Report Event18-5-2006 The HELP course: a multicultural and multidisciplinary learning experience2008-Various places (Info resources\Events) Event Feature5-6-2008 Working between the lines dividing Sri LankaSri Lanka has only one crossing point between government-held areas and those held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), at Omanthai. The ICRC has the unique role of facilitating the smooth passage of people and goods "across the lines". Claudia McGoldrick went to Omanthai to meet an ICRC protection officer with a quite unusual job (The ICRC worldwide\Asia and the Pacific\Sri Lanka) Feature Includes Photo ICRC Publication20-9-2005 Protection of detainees: the ICRC's action behind bars An insight into the ICRC and its unique approach to protecting those deprived of their freedom. This article, originally published in the International Review of the Red Cross, highlights the importance of ICRC visits to detainees as the starting point for a wide range of activities on their behalf. In light of the recent debates surrounding detention, the article explains the historical and legal basis of the ICRC's position and discusses its objectives in this field. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\Protection) ICRC Publication Includes PDF 1-4-2005 The Missing and their families: documents of referenceThis publication contains the key documents, reports, summaries and outcomes of the International Conference of Governmental and Non-Governmental Experts and the 28th International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent both of which took place in 2003. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\Protection) ICRC Publication Includes PDF 31-12-2001 The ICRC and civil-military relations in armed conflict(Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\Protection) ICRC publication Includes PDF 31-12-2001 Strengthening protection in war: a search for professional standardsThis volume presents the results of workshops on protecting civilians in armed conflict and situations of internal violence that have been organized by the ICRC over the last four years. It includes contributions by over 100 professionals from 50 different organizations. Its aim is to promote shared principles and practices, and to raise the levels of professionalism and effectiveness in organizations working in the field of protection. (Info resources\ICRC publications and films\Publications\Protection) ICRC publication Official Statement20-11-2007 Protection of Civilians in Armed ConflictStatement by Angelo Gnaedinger, director general of the ICRC, United Nations Security Council, New York, 20 November 2007 (ICRC Activities\Humanitarian diplomacy\United Nations) Official Statement 9-5-2007 Protection of civilians in conflict - the ICRC perspectiveAddress by Angelo Gnaedinger, ICRC Director-General, Humanitarian and Resident Coordinators' Retreat, Geneva, 9 May 2007 (ICRC Activities\Protection\Civilian population) Official Statement 30-8-2006 Hoping against hope The ICRC calls for the adoption of an International Convention against Enforced Disappearances. Speech by Philip Spoerri, director of law, International Committee of the Red Cross. (Humanitarian law\Missing persons) Official Statement Photo Collection2-8-2005 Nepal: working in the midst of conflict For nine years the civilian population has had no respite from the conflict between government forces and insurgents of the Communist Party of Nepal – Maoist (CPN-M). The ICRC has endeavoured to perform its task of looking after the welfare of people protected by international humanitarian law while drawing the attention of bearers of weapons to their obligations under that body of law. (Info resources\Photos\Asia and the Pacific) Photo Collection Includes Photo  |
