Bi-Weekly update of EHL connections to IHL stories from the field. April 24, 2016. Beyond the violence: Life in north-east Nigeria “These children fled their hometown with their families to save their lives when their village was attacked. Since arriving in one of the IDP camps in Maiduguri at the beginning of 2015, the children have not gone to school and have been wearing rags. Some fall sick. There is no money for clothes or medicine.” (ICRC)
Image source: CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Jesus Serrano Redondo
EHL Connection: Exploration 5A, Needs that Arise from the Devastation of War
South Sudan: Working with communities to help victims of sexual violence
Image Source: CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Wendy Blanchet
“Sexual violence is a problem throughout the world, but it often becomes more frequent during an armed conflict. Last year saw countless conflict-related rapes occur in South Sudan, so the ICRC is working with communities and the South Sudan Red Cross to help the victims.” (ICRC) EHL Connection: Exploration 2A: Limiting the Devastation of War
Secret war crimes indictments of Nazis released after sevenyear fight
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“The list of internationally approved war crimes indictments drawn up by the commission cover important modern categories of crimes, including aggression, genocide, crimes against humanity, modes of liability – including that of mid-level perpetrators - and international procedures, as well as the development of international criminal justice as a whole.” (The Guardian) EHL Connection: Exploration 4B: Judicial Options
Topic Focus: Join the Canadian Red Cross for our next Exploring Humanitarian Law 2 Day Educator Trainings May 13-14 in Ottawa & August 23-24 in Toronto. Topic Focus: “I Don’t Want to Go Back:” EHL Primer & Exploration 2C: Focus on Child Soldiers via OTF Connects webinar May 5, 2016. Register here. Topic Focus: Join the Canadian Red Cross at the CCIC’s event Canada at the World Humanitarian Summit: Opportunities for Leadership & Legacy Topic Focus: See UNICEF’s new animated films The Unfairy Tales, part of an #actofhumanity initiative emphasizing children’s rights wherever they come from. Topic Focus: The Humanity of HeART: Tom Jackson’s tribute to the humanitarian work of CRCS Topic Focus: PHAP special e-learning sessions on IHL (PHAP).