Thrilled to share our latest with @thodsm.bsky.social: From Myanmar to the Sahel, from the Middle East to the DRC, civilians organize in self-defence groups and ‘militias’, take up arms to defend their villages. Who is responsible, and are their members combatants? blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

In recent wars, hacker groups have targeted civilian infrastructure – from transport, to banks, to connectivity, to courts, and local governments. In 2023, the @icrc.org published ‘8 Rules for Hackers’, based on #IHL. Here is what they mean: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2hl...

How are hospitals protected in war, and how does the @icrc.org engage with States and NSAGs on this? Listen to our Chief Legal Officer @corduladroege.bsky.social www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...

After 5 years, the #cyberOEWG will conclude this week. Over one dozen statements by the @icrc.org – with one consistent message for the final report: Uphold a humanitarian red-line in the use of ICTs: IHL protects civilians, including in the use of ICTs. ms.spr.ly/6011SAvp9

Thrilled to share my analysis of ‘IHL and connectivity disruptions during armed conflict’. From Ukraine to Gaza, from Myanmar to Sudan – in times of war, connectivity is frequently disrupted. Here are my thoughts on some limits that #IHL imposes. blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

The reality we see today in the Middle East and the Sahel are very worrying. I wish there had been no need to re-publish this important piece of my excellent @icrc.org colleague @ahmedal-dawoody.bsky.social. blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

I agree and disagree: interesting blog on how non-humanitarian arguments can by used to achieve restraint by armed groups! But in the end, such strategies are not alternatives to #IHL; they must be used to achieve the same humanitarian goals! www.armedgroups-internationallaw.org/2025/05/28/p...

Fact 1: Many States and civilian hackers aim to spare hospitals. Fact 2: A digital emblem can help protect medical & humanitarian operations. How? My eloquent friend and @icrc.org colleague Samit tells you! techblogwriter.co.uk/red-cross-ic...

How is tech changing the battlefield, today and tomorrow? One trend that worries me: less human involvement through autonomous systems, but more civilian involvement through ‘Total Defence’ strategies. Read my @icrc.org colleague @2eatsoup.bsky.social info.icrc.org/e3t/Ctc/WY+1...

This is how I joined 10 years ago – never wanted to leave again! To all my young and brilliant #IHL minds – we need you! Unique opportunity to join @icrc.org Legal Division for a 1-year traineeship. careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%...

How does the @icrc.org conduct operational research on #IHL and armed groups, and how does #IHL contribute to #peace? Join us for the RC3 Long Night of Research! Register here: www.rc3research.org/rc3-long-nig...

Many States adopt ‘Total Defence’ concepts – 5 issues to learn from history on ❌ Whole of society mobilization ❌ Civilian support to military ❌ Civilian resistance ❌ War against the economy ❌ Propaganda and harmful information Excellent read by my colleague: blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

Register for tomorrow’s webinar on "Civilian hackers in war": t.co/gflkg8izb1 ➡️What are the origins and impact of the ICRC ‘8 Rules for Hackers’? ➡️What legal status for hackers in war? ➡️What is the responsibility of States?

Join us in a fascinating event on ‘civilian hackers in State conflicts’. Honored to discuss with experts from academic, military, and government about the limits and risks applicable to civilian hackers in war! cil.nus.edu.sg/event/civili...

@icrc.org submission to the @UNSG on #AI, with a dedicated section on AI in #ICTs 👉 Autonomous ICT tools risk of indiscriminate attacks, incidental harm, damage to critical civilian infrastructure 👉 States to consider whether #IHL provides sufficient safeguards! www.icrc.org/en/article/a...

Are you a (former) military officer? We need your expertise & experience for the @icrc.org dialogue with armed forces & non-State armed groups. Clear mission: encourage legally compliant behavior to limit suffering. Deadline: 30 April careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%...

Are you in Geneva and interested in #IHL challenges posed by cyber operations during armed conflict? Thrilled to return to the IHEID and join experts in this discussion. Register to attend: lnkd.in/e5Y7jvjg

By all means, we must prevent more wars! But as states consider how to prepare for large-scale conflict, more thinking is needed on how to limit their human cost. New piece by my @icrc.org colleagues on Reducing the Human Cost of Large-Scale Military Operations: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Pour mes ami(e)s francophones : Attendue depuis longtemps, voici la version française du Rapport 2024 du @icrc.org sur le DIH et les défis posés par les conflits armés contemporains shop.icrc.org/download/ebo...

📢Job Opening: @icrc.org Adviser on Digital Tech of Warfare (in Kyiv). Help us analyze and monitor the digitalization of warfare, understand its impact on people, and engage with state and non-state actors. Unique and important role – do apply careers.icrc.org/job/Kyiv-%28...

The @icrc.org in the #CyberOEWG: ➡️The final #CyberOEWG report needs clear language on #IHL protection of civilians, medical & humanitarians. ➡️Common understandings of how IHL applies to the use of ICTs can be achieved; in fact, they already exist. www.icrc.org/en/oewg-10th...

The #UNSC has raised concern: Malicious ICT activities threaten humanitarian action. #IHL is clear: Parties must allow and facilitate humanitarian action, and respect and protect humanitarian personnel & objects. Here is a new @ICRC ICT & IHL short paper: www.icrc.org/sites/defaul...

Hospitals face cyber attacks. What does the #IHL obligation to respect and protect medical personnel, units and transports mean in today’s digitalizing armed conflicts? Clear #IHL obligations for belligerents exist, including when conducting ICT activities. www.icrc.org/sites/defaul...

The RCRC 2024 – the OEWG ‘21-‘25 – the ICRC’s IHL initiative – and a ‘digital emblem’: Progress on the protection of civilian populations from ICT activities during armed conflict can and must be achieved. Here is Laurent Gisel's and my view on how: blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

🧐If you read this post, it is likely thanks go to Outer Space technology. Today, States convene in GVA to prevent an arms race in outer space. A📡 Here are key points on protecting essential civilian services on earth from disruption by military space ops shop.icrc.org/protecting-e...

📢 To all academics and policymakers working on #IHL Join us in August in GVA to learn about all contemporary IHL challenges and debates! Lots to learn 👇 www.icrc.org/en/event/adv...

10min snapshot: Over 120 ongoing armed conflicts worldwide. - What are the needs ICRC sees in it’s operations in 90+ countries? - How does #IHL address current challenges? See the ICRC's Pierre Kraehenbuehl, Cordula Droege & Yasmine Praz Dessimoz. vimeo.com/1046339849?s...

Cutting undersea cables, suspicious fires, cyber and influence operations. What are ‘hybrid threats’ and proxy ops, and when can we call them war? Excited to answer these and more questions with my colleagues Tristan Ferraro and Samit D'Cunha blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...

In EU military and security circles, allegedly hostile acts are often depicted as ‘hybrid warfare’. But can we really call it ‘war’? And are such operations occurring in a ‘grey zone’? Excited to answer some of these questions with 2 esteemed colleagues: www.ejiltalk.org/hybrid-threa...

📡 Big news from tech giants: Tech Accord aims to provide key industry support for a critical initiative: the creation, by the @ICRC, of a distinctive digital emblem to serve as a cyberspace analog to the traditional [...] emblems. cybertechaccord.org/cybersecurit...

Read this excellent analysis by Kubo Mačák on “The First Humanitarian ICT Resolution: Ambitions and Limitations” – in the words of States, a “groundbreaking” resolution and “really significant step forward” on #IHL limits on cyber ops in war. www.ejiltalk.org/the-first-hu...

📣3 days left: Join the ICRC Chief Legal Officer and Director of Operations to discuss realities of today’s armed conflicts and how IHL addresses them. www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...