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Africa: Getting Rid of the Explosive Remnants of War
Cape Town :: South Africa | over 1 year ago
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All too frequently they kill and maim the most vulnerable members of society and impede the reconstruction of a war-torn country or region. Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War, an additional protocol to the United Nations Convention on Certain
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Why Obama's 'targeted killing' is worse than Bush's torture | Mary Ellen O'Connell
Karāchi :: Pakistan | over 1 year ago
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An unmanned Predator drone of the type operating along the Afhanistan-Pakistan border. Photograph: Rex Features/Sipa Press Calls have gone out for the release of the memo , but there really is no need. We did need to see the torture memos, but not
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ICRC Proposes Stronger Legal Protection In Armed Conflict
Wellington :: New Zealand | over 1 year ago
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To this end, it is introducing a resolution at the 31st International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, which opens in Geneva today. However, in our consultations with States prior to this conference, we identified weaknesses in the legal
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Pak urges UNSC for measures to protect civilians ...
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Regardless of the circumstances, attacking or killing civilians cannot be condoned," Asif Durrani, the Pakistani delegate, told the 15-nation Council on Wednesday. "Pakistan has always condemned such acts," he said in an open debate on protection of
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Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict
Batticaloa :: Sri Lanka | over 1 year ago
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53 editor The nature of contemporary conflicts has posed new challenges to the concept of the protection of civilians. Tamil civilian population under its control a part of their military strategy. Government took utmost care to draw a clear
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At least seven killed in renewed Yemeni violence
Say'ūn :: Yemen | over 1 year ago
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At least seven people have been killed in renewed violence in Yemen's capital and its second city, medics and activists said on Wednesday, after a brief period of calm. Armed clashes broke out early Wednesday in the flashpoint city of Taez between
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Mercenary use increasing
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The use of mercenaries in armed conflict has increased, particularly this year in Africa where governments used paid foreign soldiers to fight their own people, a new UN study said on Tuesday. The study by a panel of experts said the growing
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Brewing Battle to Bring Back the Bells of Bayan Balangiga
General Emilio Aguinaldo :: Philippines | over 1 year ago
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As the 19th Century was ending, the United States targeted the Philippines as a strategic place for its Asian ambitions. The Spanish-American War began in 1898 and the American expansionists or imperialists were maneuvering to become the new colonial
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9 Out of 10 Violent Deaths Happen Outside of War: Report
Mexico City :: Mexico | over 1 year ago
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Oct 27, 2011 Nine out of 10 violent deaths in the world occur outside of traditional armed conflicts, according to a report released by the secretariat of the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development. The report, the second edition of the
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Burying their dead
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | over 1 year ago
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Johan Ordonez / AFP/Getty Images People stand next to urns containing the remains of their relatives killed during the internal armed conflict (1960-1996), on October 22, 2011, in the village Chuatalun, San Martn Jilotepeque municipality, in
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