Indonesia: ICRC and ministry of law and human rights host
joint seminar on Additional Protocols
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Jakarta (ICRC) – To mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of August 1949, the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Indonesian ministry of law and human rights are hosting a two-day seminar on the “Additional Protocols”.
These Additional Protocols are key instruments of international humanitarian law that aim to mitigate the impact of armed conflict on civilians.
The seminar brings together government officials, members of political parties, parliamentarians, military personnel, police, academics and legal experts from different ministries for a debate on how best to integrate key elements of IHL into national legislation.
Discussions will focus on such vital issues as the prosecution of war crimes and limiting the use of weapons that cause unnecessary suffering.
Georges Paclisanu, the ICRC’s head of delegation in Jakarta, pointed out at the opening ceremony how important it was to “entrench through ratification the existing laws designed to protect people affected by conflict".
In addition to raising awareness of IHL and promoting its implementation, ICRC activities in Indonesia include making regular visits to people arrested in relation to conflict or other types of violence, supporting physical rehabilitation services in areas of conflict or tension and working with the Indonesian Red Cross Society.
For further information, please contact:
Layla Berlemont Shtewi, ICRC Jakarta, tel: +62 81 198 2549
Carla Haddad, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 2405 or +41 79 217 32 26br/>
See also ICRC media contacts
This article on www.icrc.org
These Additional Protocols are key instruments of international humanitarian law that aim to mitigate the impact of armed conflict on civilians.
The seminar brings together government officials, members of political parties, parliamentarians, military personnel, police, academics and legal experts from different ministries for a debate on how best to integrate key elements of IHL into national legislation.
Discussions will focus on such vital issues as the prosecution of war crimes and limiting the use of weapons that cause unnecessary suffering.
Georges Paclisanu, the ICRC’s head of delegation in Jakarta, pointed out at the opening ceremony how important it was to “entrench through ratification the existing laws designed to protect people affected by conflict".
In addition to raising awareness of IHL and promoting its implementation, ICRC activities in Indonesia include making regular visits to people arrested in relation to conflict or other types of violence, supporting physical rehabilitation services in areas of conflict or tension and working with the Indonesian Red Cross Society.
For further information, please contact:
Layla Berlemont Shtewi, ICRC Jakarta, tel: +62 81 198 2549
Carla Haddad, ICRC Geneva, tel: +41 22 730 2405 or +41 79 217 32 26br/>
See also ICRC media contacts
This article on www.icrc.org
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