The International Committee of the Red Cross’s legal team provides a succinct explanation of what defines occupation, the laws that apply, and how people are to be protected.
Occupation and international humanitarian law
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Video: Catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War has released a video detailing the humanitarian, medical, and environmental consequences of nuclear war and explaining why nuclear weapons must be eliminated.
International Red Cross reaches Sirte, but more aid needed
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross operation in Sirte has reported that the organization has been able to provide hospitals in the Libyan town with life-saving supplies such as oxygen and dressing kits after the Red Cross was finally given access to the area on October 1st, following weeks of siege […]