Joint statement : Iraqi Red Crescent abduction
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On Sunday 17 December a number of Iraqi Red Crescent Society staff and volunteers and other
persons were abducted from one of the Society’s offices in Baghdad. As of today, some have been released, but many are still being held.
We are appealing for their immediate and unconditional release.
Iraqi Red Crescent staff are helping all Iraqis countrywide with humanity and impartiality.
They are performing their humanitarian duties in dangerous circumstances and often pay a very high price for their commitment.
Iraqi Red Crescent staff are entitled to full protection under international humanitarian law and they deserve our respect and support because of their work in support of the many Iraqis in dire need of help.
We strongly reaffirm our support for and solidarity with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society in these trying times.
We call on those who are holding the Iraqi Red Crescent staff members and other persons abducted on 17 December to respect their lives and dignity and to release them unharmed, immediately and unconditionally.
For further information, please call:
ICRC:
Dorothea Krimitsas, Media Relations Officer Tel: + 41 22 730 2590 / + 41 79 251 9318
International Federation :
Marie-Françoise Borel, Information OfficerTel : + 41 22 730 43 46 / + 41 79 217 33 45 The Federation, the national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross together constitute the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
For further information on our activities, please see our web sites: www.icrc.org and www.ifrc.org
See also ICRC media contacts
This article on www.icrc.org
We are appealing for their immediate and unconditional release.
Iraqi Red Crescent staff are helping all Iraqis countrywide with humanity and impartiality.
They are performing their humanitarian duties in dangerous circumstances and often pay a very high price for their commitment.
Iraqi Red Crescent staff are entitled to full protection under international humanitarian law and they deserve our respect and support because of their work in support of the many Iraqis in dire need of help.
We strongly reaffirm our support for and solidarity with the Iraqi Red Crescent Society in these trying times.
We call on those who are holding the Iraqi Red Crescent staff members and other persons abducted on 17 December to respect their lives and dignity and to release them unharmed, immediately and unconditionally.
For further information, please call:
ICRC:
Dorothea Krimitsas, Media Relations Officer Tel: + 41 22 730 2590 / + 41 79 251 9318
International Federation :
Marie-Françoise Borel, Information OfficerTel : + 41 22 730 43 46 / + 41 79 217 33 45 The Federation, the national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross together constitute the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
For further information on our activities, please see our web sites: www.icrc.org and www.ifrc.org
See also ICRC media contacts
This article on www.icrc.org
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