Join us for timely expert discussion!
From hackers to tech companies – what are the legal limits and risks if civilians take part in ICT activities during armed conflict?
04 November, 1:30pm, online.
Honored to be with such excellent speakers!
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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?
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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
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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.
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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!
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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
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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.
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How does the @icrc.org conduct operational research on #IHL and armed groups, and how does #IHL contribute to #peace?
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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:
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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
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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:
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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
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📢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
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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
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📢 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 👇
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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.
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