IRRC No. 266

Human rights as perceived by the founders of the Red Cross

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Red Cross doctrine and human rights doctrine have gradually converged, revealing spheres of activity and formal research common to both. It may be interesting to consider to what degree the idea of protection of human rights was present in the minds of the founders of the Red Cross, and how their original purposes were extended until they included some basic aspects of protection of the human individual.

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Human rights as perceived by the founders of the Red Cross author: André Durand

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