Cordula Droege
@CDroegeICRC
Chief Legal Officer at @ICRC | Tweeting about #IHL, humanitarian disarmament, and humanitarian action | ‘Lawyers, I suppose, were children once‘
The @ICRC 2024 #IHL Challenges Report is out: rcrcconference.org/app/uploads/20… At every Red Cross/Red Crescent Conference we present our views on the most pressing humanitarian and legal issues. Join us in building a culture of compliance for IHL. 🧵on some key issues
#Gaza: All States have an obligation to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law #IHL, including by ensuring that the arms they transfer do not contribute to violations of IHL. icrc.org/en/statement/i…
Eight rules for ‘civilian hackers’ during armed conflict. #IHL #GenevaConventions #Evenwarshaverules
Even in cyberwar, humanity matters! Explore eight rules for “civilian hackers” during armed conflict 👇 #IHL #CyberOps
Since the Israel launched its aid distribution around 27 May 27, ICRC field hospital has treated over 2,200 patients, most of them across more than 21 separate mass casualty events. Hospital staff have logged more than 200 deaths over this period. icrc.org/en/article/red…
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-policy… For people affected by war, connectivity can be a lifeline: to find safety, help, family members. #IHL imposes limits on connectivity disruptions, alongside human rights law. Here is how:
The Geneva Conventions, adopted in 1949 and ratified worldwide, are the backbone of IHL. They: 🔹 Protect those who are not or are no longer fighting 🔹 Save lives and reduce suffering. Even in armed conflicts, humanity must prevail. Daniel Palmieri, ICRC historian,…
Thank you @AsymmetricalH for inviting me to talk about the need to preserve healthcare in armed conflict and the IHL rules that ensure that they are respected and protected.
With @janethanderson, @vdbergstephanie, @CDroegeICRC from @ICRC, supported by @justiceinfonet.
[podcast] 🎧 Never before have hospitals and healthcare workers been so targeted in conflicts. Our partners at @AsymmetricalH asked @CDroegeICRC Droege (@ICRC), to explain why and how #IHL provides hospitals with the highest level of protection. justiceinfo.net/en/146986-bomb…
Since the new aid distribution system put in place by Israel in Gaza, there have been 20 mass casualty events in the ICRC field hospital in Rafah. 149 people arrived today, the majority with gunshot injury.
📍Gaza Today, the 60-bed Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah received a mass casualty influx of 149 cases. Tragically, 16 were declared dead on arrival, and three more died of their wounds shortly thereafter.
At #ECOSOC, 58 States recalled that the object and purpose of international humanitarian law #IHL is, and always has been, to protect, and to set limits even in times of war. Civilian infrastructure must be protected. Hospitals must be protected. #GenevaConventions
At #ECOSOC HAS, DG @EdvinSkrt delivered a joint cross-regional statement on behalf of 🇩🇿🇨🇷🇸🇱🇸🇮: co-chairs of the Global IHL Initiative’s workstream on protection of civilian infrastructure.@ICRC Backed by 55+ cosponsors, a clear call to uphold IHL and protect what matters most.
As we face the most severe humanitarian crisis since the UN’s founding, with nearly 300 million people requiring urgent assistance, we must renew international solidarity and uphold humanitarian principles. I kindly invite all Member States to join us in supporting the Call to…
101 Nobel Laureates Back the Ban on Antipersonnel Landmines - ICBLCMC icblcmc.org/our-impact/nob…
In Gaza, civilians continue to be killed and injured as intense hostilities continue. Due to the ongoing restrictions of humanitarian assistance, people are also struggling to access basic goods, including fuel.
“Our hearts go out to the civilians caught in the conflict between Iran and Israel. Every life lost, every family affected, is a deep tragedy." Statement from Nicolas Von Arx, ICRC's regional director for the Near and Middle East. Read more: ms.spr.ly/6018St7Ls
We are watching a people entirely stripped of its human dignity. bbc.com/news/articles/…
A mass influx of 179 cases at the @ICRC’s field hospital in Rafah this morning.
A high number of dead and injured patients were received by the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah this morning. This is indicative of the increasing danger to civilians in Gaza, and the challenges each day brings for them.
Cluster munitions kill men, women and children indiscriminately, long after conflicts have ended. Their production and use should be ended.
Cluster munitions cause extensive civilian casualties and long-lasting problems. Today marks 17 years of the Convention on Cluster Munitions that prohibits the use, production, stockpiling, & transfer of those weapons and requires States to ensure they claim no further victims.
This week, @RedCrossUkraine suffered an incident when their car hit a landmine. We stand in solidarity with them. During her visit to Ukraine, Yasmine Praz Dessimoz, ICRC director of operations, shares 👇🏽