IRIN Web Special on Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict
Sunday 24 October 2004
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IRIN Web Special on Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict

Selected Key Documents on Civilian Protection

An Easy Reference To International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law

Civilian Population and International Humanitarian Law - ICRC resources

Crimes of War: What the public should know
www.crimesofwar.org/

Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
www.reliefweb.int/ocha_ol/pub/idp_gp/idp.html

Humanitarian protection: a critical review of concepts and practice
www.odi.org.uk/hpg/protection.html

Guiding Principles of Humanitarian Assistance
www.reliefweb.int/ocha_ol/about/resol/resol_e.html

International Criminal Jurisdiction (and many related documents)
www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/57JP2Q?OpenDocument

Penal Repression of Violations of IHL

Responsibility to Protect

The Sheltering Tree
www.unicef.org/pubsgen/sheltering-tree

UN Secretary-General reports to the Security Council on
  • Protection of civilians in armed conflict
  • Children and armed conflict
  • Women, peace and security
  • Small arms
  • Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
  • Regional and country specific peacekeeping missions
www.un.org/documents/repsc.htm

Security Council Presidential Statement and Aide-Memoire on 13 Core Objectives of Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict (15 Mar 2002)
www.reliefweb.int/library/documents/2002/Advocacy/SPRST20026%20aide%20memoire.htm

UN Security Council warns of HIV/AIDS risk to Stability, Security
www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2001/sc7086.doc.htm

United Nations Treaty Collection
untreaty.un.org/English/treaty.asp

Women, Peace and Security: Progress on UN Security Council Resolution 1325
www.unifem.undp.org/governance/res_1325.html

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Civilian Protection in Armed Conflict logo [Credit: ICRC/Nick Danziger]

Introduction

Special Report

Articles

HIV/Aids Articles

Interviews

Selected Landmarks and Instruments

Resources

Sound Bites
Excerpts from IRIN interviews on civilian protection
  • Strengths and weaknesses of IHL
  • Preventing violations or prosecuting war criminals?
  • Creating a culture of compliance
  • The "War against Terrorism"
  • The International Criminal Court
  • The limits of humanitarian action
  • The humanitarian imperative
  • Dealing with non-state actors
  • Humanitarian accountability
  • Humanitarian independence
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