Disability and sexual violence in the COVID-19 era
While disability inequalities have long been observed, the global COVID-19 crisis has deepened and exposed the problem of exclusion, which renders work on disability inclusion urgent and imperative. A...
14 Touko 20218min
Sexual violence in armed conflict: can we prevent a COVID-19 backslide?
Three months into the pandemic, the ICRC’s Head of Addressing Sexual Violence published a call to humanitarian agencies to urgently address the risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) rising i...
14 Touko 202110min
IHL in action: seven patterns of respect
IHL in action: seven patterns of respect by ICRC Law and Policy
14 Touko 202116min
‘Please, don’t tell anyone!’: healthcare stigma in the COVID-19 era
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers in conflict zones and peaceful countries alike have faced countless challenges, including shortages of protective equipment and insufficien...
14 Touko 202111min
COVID-19 vaccines and IHL: ensuring equal access in conflict-affected countries
As countries struggle to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s focus is on developing a vaccine. While the virus itself affects all countries and people without discrimination, containing the pa...
14 Touko 202111min
GCIII Commentary: removing ambiguity on the treatment of prisoners of war
In an era in which a number of developed nations have been accused of ill-treating or unlawfully killing captured persons or persons under their control, the need for international bright lines has ne...
14 Touko 20216min
GCIII Commentary: If I can’t feed you, do I have to let you go?
The object and purpose of the Third Geneva Convention is to ensure that prisoners of war are humanely treated at all times, while allowing belligerents to intern captured enemy combatants to prevent t...
14 Touko 202110min
Crossing the Rubicon: virtual diplomacy in a changing world
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown countries into confusion, devastated economies and caused major disruption to almost every aspect of our lives. The world of diplomacy has not been spared the chaos. P...
14 Touko 20219min
