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The Goldstone Report and the debate in Israel 1 Dec 2009 15:11 GMT
... Israeli forces committed "grave breaches" of the Geneva Conventions. The casualties included more than 1,400 Palestinians, ... for the fundamental principle of "distinction" in international humanitarian law that requires military forces to distinguish between ...
Ethiopia: AU, ICRC to organise photo exhibition 1 Dec 2009 09:43 GMT
... (ICRC) and the 60th anniversary of the Geneva conventions. The exhibition will be organised by the ... Red Cross and Red Crescent, and modern International Humanitarian Law,' the statement said. According to AUC and ...
Swiss stay on fence 1 Dec 2009 04:31 GMT
... Two Swiss human rights organisations (HROs) have been monitoring computer war ... war games to see if they flout international humanitarian law. Games, including Modern Warfare: Call Of Duty ...
POLITICS-US: HIGH COURT TO HEAR PATRIOT ACT CHALLENGE 1 Dec 2009 03:17 GMT
... POLITICS-US: HIGH COURT TO HEAR PATRIOT ACT CHALLENGE (English IPS News Via ... challenging a law that critics say treats human rights advocates as criminal terrorists, and threatens them ... The case is known as Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, and is the first case to challenge ...
Majlis passes budget to fight US HR abuse 30 Nov 2009 06:52 GMT
... the Iranian Oil Stabilization Fund to investigate human rights abuses committed by the US and British ... groups investigating US and British violations of international humanitarian law. A committee that includes representatives from the ...
Natasa Kandic:Call for Cross-border War Crimes 'Truth Commission' 30 Nov 2009 11:32 GMT
... Natasa Kandic:Call for Cross-border War Crimes ‘Truth Commission’ A broad regional ... war crimes and other severe violations of human rights. What makes this initiative special is the ... to Natasa Kandic, the director of Belgrade's Humanitarian Law Centre, be an official, independent and extra-judicial body ...
CHOGM must address human rights - Greens 26 Nov 2009 21:58 GMT
... CHOGM must address human rights - Greens New Zealand must use the ... their homes - in gross violation of international humanitarian law. “The Commonwealth’s credibility is at stake if ...
CHOGM must address human rights 26 Nov 2009 03:33 GMT
... has said he will be raising the human rights issues and the need for political reconciliation ... their homes - in gross violation of international humanitarian law. “The Commonwealth’s credibility is at stake if ...
Girl Child, Eliminating Racism, Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism Among Issues, as Third Committee Approves Five More Texts, Concludes Session 27 Nov 2009 15:55 GMT
... Girl Child, Eliminating Racism, Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism Among Issues, as Third ... rights violations, and of international refugee and humanitarian law, committed in the context of countering terrorism. ...
Medical ban on Ashraf residents by Iraqi government strongly condemned by EP committee 28 Nov 2009 23:40 GMT
... Ashraf residents as ‘Protected Persons’ under the Geneva Conventions, and to refrain from any action that ... unlawful and considered as criminal acts under International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law. According to ...
Red Cross Red Crescent issues universal call to action to tackle today's humanitarian challenges 25 Nov 2009 15:30 GMT
... the Red Cross Red Crescent's conviction that international humanitarian law offers the best available legal protection for ... years after the adoption of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, what was needed was better respect for ...
Massacre shows need for media securityglobal journalists 25 Nov 2009 03:36 GMT
... arguments of the PEC to clarify the Geneva Conventions... reinforcing them in the face of new ... it has surpassed all limits acceptable in international humanitarian law, it is of an unprecedented scale that ...
UN General Assembly Debates Goldstone Report 25 Nov 2009 02:12 GMT
... or the breaching of international humanitarian and human rights law." Bui The Giang, the Vietnamese Deputy ... directly condemned and held responsible for violating International Humanitarian Law." The General Assembly debate over the Goldstone ...
Ethiopian Foreign Affairs and National Security Policy: The Case for A Paradigm Shift 25 Nov 2009 22:01 GMT
... the threat to national security posed by human rights abuses. In the words of the FANSPS: ... human rights law by drawing attention to international humanitarian law in the context of armed conflict. However, the ...
How many virtual war crimes have you committed? 27 Nov 2009 10:11 GMT
... . Dubbed “Playing by the Rules: Applying International Humanitarian Law to Video and Computer Games,” the study analyzed ... hostages) and violations of three specific fundamental human rights, including the right to life, the prohibition ...

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