ICRC

The impact of tightened counter-terrorism policies on humanitarian action

When the line between terrorism and armed conflict is blurred and when the enemy becomes a terrorist, humanitarian action is most at stake. How exactly does this recent tendency to tighten counter-terrorism policies impede the work of the ICRC?

Public Law

Data security in humanitarian action

If the essence of war is speed, knowledge of sensitive information about the enemy can make the difference. Even if this means cracking and stealing data held by neutral organisations. How does the Red Cross protect its own data?