IRRC No. 922

Persons with disabilities in armed conflict

31 articles

IRRC No. 922 Persons with disabilities in armed conflict

31 articles

Persons with disabilities constitute approximately fifteen percent of the global population – a figure that only rises during crises. Armed conflicts, in particular, generate new disabilities, exacerbate the existing barriers faced by persons with disabilities, and expose the whole community to greater harm. Yet, the experiences of persons with disabilities in armed conflict and the effects of armed conflict on this population are sorely understudied. In addition, discussions of the effects of armed conflicts on persons with disabilities have too often failed to include the voices and perspectives of that community. This edition of the International Review of the Red Cross aims to reshape the landscape. Its thirty thought-provoking contributions, including many authored by persons with disabilities, jointly take stock of the legal protections (and lack thereof) for persons with disabilities in armed conflicts, and reflect critically how to move the legal and policy debates forward in the next few years.

Table of contents

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Editorial, Persons with Disabilities in Armed Conflicts: From Invisibility to Visibility

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Voices of resilience: The perspective of persons with disabilities in armed conflict

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Dreams of a Deafblind Person!

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Interview with His Royal Highness Prince Mired bin Raad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan

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Interview with His Excellency Pekka Haavisto

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Interview with Gerard Quinn

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Librarian’s Pick, The protection of persons with disabilities in armed conflict: An empty shelf in an IHL-specialized library?

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Accounting for disability in international humanitarian law

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Increasing visibility of persons with disabilities in armed conflict: Implications for interpreting and applying IHL

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From invisibility to positive legal protection: The drafting of Article 11 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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The protection of women and girls with disabilities in armed conflict: Adopting a gender-, age- and disability-inclusive approach to select IHL provisions

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At risk and overlooked: Children with disabilities and armed conflict

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“I'mpossible”: Some challenges of implementing international law in the area of humanitarian affairs for persons with disabilities

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Protecting disabled people during armed conflict in North Kivu: Challenges and perspectives

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Who is the civilian population? Ensuring IHL is implemented for the protection of the entirety of the civilian population – including persons with disabilities

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The origins and influence of victim assistance: Contributions of the Mine Ban Treaty, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Convention on Cluster Munitions

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The risks of autonomous weapons: An analysis centred on the rights of persons with disabilities

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Taking economic and social rights earnestly: What does international human rights law offer persons with disabilities in situations of armed conflict?

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Article 12 of the Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa: A critical analysis

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Protection of persons with disabilities in armed conflict under international humanitarian law and Islamic law

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No context is too challenging: Promoting, doing and achieving inclusion in the humanitarian response in South Sudan

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Exclusive humanitarianism: Policy recommendations for genuine inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action

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Advancing rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action: a donor perspective

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Mental health and the law: What else is needed for particularly vulnerable contexts facing armed conflict and development obstacles?

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Advancing towards inclusive peace and security: Persons with disabilities and Security Council Resolution 2475

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United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy: A framework to accelerate transformative change for persons with disabilities in the peace and security pillar

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Addressing the accountability void: War crimes against persons with disabilities

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Opportunities and failures to prosecute violence against persons with disabilities at the international tribunals for the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone

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No longer the “forgotten victims of armed conflict”: Operational and legal considerations for accountability mechanisms regarding crimes affecting persons with disabilities

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Inaccessible justice: The violation of Article 13 of the CRPD and the ICC's role in filling the accountability gap

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ICRC and International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement: Some recent documents on international humanitarian law and persons with disabilities