The First Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention was adopted in 1954 in response to the systematic pillage of cultural property of the occupied territories during the Second World War. The States ...

“The Second Protocol further elaborates the provisions of the Convention relating to safeguarding of and respect for cultural property and the conduct of hostilities; thereby providing greater ...

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Kris Janowski – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 11 January 2002 ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ratified Friday the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The DRC’s ...

I am so sorry that I cannot be with you in person today. Your meeting is of great importance. It marks the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention on which all our work to protect refugees is founded.

Both agreements require ratification by the Ethiopian Federal Parliamentary Assembly. This will involve legislative reforms, and it is understood that the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority is ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. An examination of the gaps in oversight arrangements for the ACT's detention facilities cannot be completed until a final federal ...