The Diakonia International Humanitarian Law Centre welcomes the strong signal emerging from the VI Brussels Conference of donors to support the future of Syria. The international community pledged...
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Humanitarian demining as a form of humanitarian assistance under international humanitarian law

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Brief argues that humanitarian demining satisfies the criteria for humanitarian assistance under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols . Accordingly,...
Legal brief: Forcible recruitment of adults by non-state armed groups (May 2019) [EN/AR]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this Brief is to demonstrate that non-State armed groups (NSAGs) are prohibited from forcibly recruiting adults in the context of a non-international armed conflict...
Ukraine + 5 more
Protect persons with disabilities in the Ukraine conflict
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having a devastating impact on all civilians, who have been killed, injured, and forced from their homes. The impact on the millions of civilians with disabilities...
Cadre juridique applicable au recrutement et à l’utilisation des enfants dans les hostilités par les parties au conflit armé au Mali - Note juridique (28 Fevrier 2022)

Au Mali, non seulement les enfants comptent parmi les principales victimes, mais ils sont aussi recrutés et utilisés par les groupes armés qui en font des instruments de la violence. Cette note...
Legal Framework on Child Soldiers in Mali (28 February 2022)
In Mali, children are not only among the main victims of armed conflict, but they are also recruited and used by armed groups as instruments of violence. This brief (In French) sets out the legal...
Note Juridique: Qualification Juridique de la Situation au Mali et Droit International Applicable - Octobre 2019

RÉSUMÉ Au regard du droit international, la situation au Mali se caractérise par plusieurs « conflits armés non-internationaux » impliquant notamment les forces armées maliennes, les forces armées...
Legal classification of the situation in Mali and applicable international law - October 2019

ABSTRACT Under international law, the current situation in Mali consists of several “non-international armed conflicts” involving notably the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa), the French armed forces and...
Fact sheet: Conflict and Persons with Disabilities (3 December 2021)

Approximately 15% of the world’s population has some form of disability, but the application of international humanitarian law largely ignores this group. A fact sheet on armed conflict and persons...
Fact sheet 4: Screening of final beneficiaries of humanitarian programmes

Institutional donors to humanitarian action, such as states and international organisations like the EU, frequently include restrictions and requirements in their funding agreements that aim to...
Fact sheet 3: Counterterrorism measures relevant to humanitarian action in Syria

Which counterterrorism measures pose the greatest challenges for humanitarian action? In order to capture the evolving manifestations of terrorism, the acts criminalised by the Security Council and...
Fact sheet 2: the US’ Caesar Act

In December 2019, the bill known as the ‘Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act’ was signed into law in the US. One of the Act’s principal objectives is deterring support to Government of Syria-led...
Syria + 1 more
Fact sheet 1: Sanctions relevant to humanitarian action in Syria

How do sanctions work? Sanctions are a wide range of measures adopted by the UN, regional organisations, such as the EU, and individual states that aim to in!uence the behaviour of other states,...
Note juridique: La Protection des Civils dans le Contexte des Conflits Armés au Mali

RÉSUMÉ Les parties aux conflits armés au Mali ont l’obligation de respecter les règles conventionnelles et coutumières du Droit International Humanitaire (DIH) applicables aux conflits armés...
Syria + 1 more
The Legal Status of ISIS-Affiliated Foreign Nationals Held in Detention in North-East Syria [EN/AR]

1. INTRODUCTION The aim of this Brief is to clarify the legal status of ISIS foreign fighters and ISIS-affiliated foreign women and children held in detention by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)...