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Thomas DSM

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Humanitarian law & policy • Deputy Head of Legal Division & Head of Support @ICRC.org • #IHL and #ICRC actions

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Thomas DSM@thodsm.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How international humanitarian law regulates artificial intelligence in the military domain? AI in autonomous weapons, decision-support systems, cyber operations: What are the risks? Click on the link below and note: humans remain accountable. www.icrc.org/en/arti... #AI #IHL

Frequently asked questions: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the military domain

An arms race is underway in the development and deployment of new technologies in warfare, including artificial intelligence (AI). Rather than making battlefields safer for civilians, these technologies often increase risks and cause significant harm.

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Thomas DSM@thodsm.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Iran - "The humanitarian cost of a region at war is not one the world can absorb. Millions of lives depend on the political will to respect international humanitarian law and ensure the protection of civilians" - #IHL

International Committee of the Red Cross@icrc.org · 3mo ago

Iran | Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC president, warned during a visit to Tehran of the devastating consequences for civilians in the country and across the region if military operations were to resume. Read more: ms.spr.ly/63327vyVyD

Matt Pollard@mpollard.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My @icrc.org colleague Wen Zhou highlights key humanitarian & legal questions arising from information & communications technologies in armed conflict. She reflects on efforts by states & others to uphold the protections afforded by #IHL & strengthen its implementation. @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social

Upholding IHL protections against the risks of ICT activities in armed conflict

Exploring how international humanitarian law applies to ICT activities in armed conflict, and how civilians can be protected in digital warfare.

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Cordula Droege@corduladroege.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In the Middle East, civilians pay the human cost of the escalation. All parties, regardless of the side they are on, are bound by international humanitarian law. And all States have an obligation to respect and ensure respect for #IHL. These rules👇 www.icrc.org/en/article/f...

Frequently Asked Questions: IHL and the escalating conflict in the Middle East

Considering the many international armed conflicts around the world, including the latest escalations in the Middle East, the following seeks to recall some of the important principles and rules of in...

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Jean-Marie Henckaerts@jhenckaertsicrc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A brand new blog symposium on a brand new Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention. The previous commentary dated from 1956, 70 years ago! A few things happened since then …

ICRC Law & Policy Outreach@icrclawpolicy.bsky.social · 6mo ago

⚖️We're delighted to co-host a joint symposium with @justsecurity.org and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated @icrc.org Commentary on the GC IV. Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today. Read more → bit.ly/3OiPkOU

ICRC Law & Policy Outreach@icrclawpolicy.bsky.social · 6mo ago

⚖️We're delighted to co-host a joint symposium with @justsecurity.org and @ejiltalk.bsky.social on the updated @icrc.org Commentary on the GC IV. Following 5 years of research, it consolidates 70+ years of law and practice to guide civilian protection today. Read more → bit.ly/3OiPkOU

Protecting civilians in good faith: a joint symposium on the updated ICRC Commentary on the Fourth Geneva Convention

When law is read in good faith, it becomes a shield. GC IV’s purpose is simple: protect human beings in war.

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ICRC Law & Policy Outreach@icrclawpolicy.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🏥 Even when #hospitals aren’t attacked, supply restrictions can quietly shut them down. Today’s post looks at what #IHL requires to keep medical facilities functioning, from allowing medical consignments to enabling essential services. Read more: bit.ly/4o97XkB

Reaffirming the obligation to protect medical facilities and support their functioning

Does IHL create an obligation to ensure that medical facilities receive adequate supplies? If so, what practical measures are required?

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Cordula Droege@corduladroege.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The use of artificial intelligence #AI in armed conflict detention is no longer a distant prospect. To be compliant with international humanitarian law #IHL, it must remain human-centred and follow clear principles and safeguards.

ICRC Law & Policy Outreach@icrclawpolicy.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🤖 As AI begins to shape decisions on who is detained and how facilities are managed, questions once reserved for science fiction have become urgent matters of law and ethics. Can technology optimize detention without erasing what makes it humane? Read more → bit.ly/3JAPmzM

Thomas DSM@thodsm.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Sudan: Leaders must now show political courage to stop the killing and ensure that parties to the conflict return to the rules of war. All states have the obligation not only to uphold international humanitarian law in their own conduct but also to ensure that others do the same.

International Committee of the Red Cross@icrc.org · 9mo ago

The humanitarian situation in Al Fasher and other parts of Sudan is nothing less than catastrophic. World leaders must act to end the indiscriminate killing. Statement attributable to Mirjana Spoljaric, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross: ms.spr.ly/63323tEZvx

The appalling abuses of the rules of war we are witnessing in Sudan are indefensible. No patient should be killed in a hospital, and no civilian shot while trying to flee their home. These horrific attacks must stop and international humanitarian law must be respected. Around the world, millions of people live behind the bars, deprived of their liberty. Whatever the reason for their arrest and detention, they're entitled to humanely with respect for their physical and mental well-being. Since its founding in 1863, The International Committee of the Red Cross has workiet to protect and assist victims of armed conflict and violence while advocating for governments and armed groups to respect and strengthen international humanitarian law. Know more about our work in detention places in this video. The world has turned a blind eye while civilians in Sudan have endured unthinkable horror. We have repeatedly called on the parties to the conflict to respect international humanitarian law, yet it continues to be violated with impunity. Civilians are enduring brutal attacks, rampant sexual violence, and the deliberate destruction of essential services. Facilities once dedicated to saving lives have become scenes of death and destruction. We have been demanding that attacks on humanitarian and medical personnel stop. Yet just this week in North Kordofan, five of our colleagues from the Sudanese Red Crescent Society were killed. Lives in Sudan now depend on strong and decisive action to stop these atrocities. The world cannot stand by as civilians are stripped of safety and dignity, and the rules of war meant to protect them are trampled.”
Cordula Droege@corduladroege.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The fundamental principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are practical tools necessary to carry out our humanitarian mission. States parties to the Geneva Conventions are bound at all times to respect our adherence to these Principles. blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

Sixty years on: why the Fundamental Principles must be lived, not just remembered

The Fundamental Principles are living commitments that must be exercised and defended, to keep humanity alive in the darkest of times.

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