International Committee of the Red Cross
Egyptian Consul to Yemen Hadad al-Bahri (C) sits between free hostages Egyptians Abdel Nasser Khalaf (R) and Hanafi Hijazi, following their release on May 16, 2013 in the southern city of Aden. Kidnappers in Yemen have freed three International Committee of the Red Cross employees, including a Swiss and a Kenyan, along with two Egyptian hostages, following tribal mediation.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross has similarly stated: ‘The ICRC is opposed to forced feeding or forced treatment; it is essential that the detainees’ choices be respected and their human dignity preserved.’
It would be good to put together the different actors in this dossier – not only the ICRC [International Committee of the Red Cross], the UN and the states but also the scientists and the experts in international humanitarian law – for the most honest possible reflection.
are requisites to ensure the safe and orderly process of the release of the POWs to the International Committee of the Red Cross, concerned provincial officials of the Aquino government and church leaders, who shall then turn over the POWs to their respective families.More quotes »
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‘Five hostages released in Yemen’
to a statement by an unnamed Yemeni security official, two Egyptian engineers and three members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who were abducted in the province of Abyan on May 7 and 13 respectively, were released on Thursday. The from Press TV Read more »
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Son of 'disappeared' Arab in Mali also arrested
Mali (AP) — Relatives say Mohamed Ould Ali, an employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross, has been arrested in Mali's capital. He had been attempting to sue the Malian military for his father's recent disappearance. Ali belongs to the country's from KHOU.com Read more »
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ICRC confirms safe return of staff members in Yemen
May 16 (Xinhua) -- Three staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) who had been held since the beginning of the week by armed individuals in Abyan governorate of Yemen, were safely back to Aden, the ICRC said in a statement Thursday. from SINA English Read more »
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Kidnapped ICRC staffers freed in Yemen
-- Three aid workers seized Monday by armed individuals in Yemen were freed and are safe in Aden, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. The ICRC said three of its staff members, abducted Monday by gunmen while on a return trip from an aid mission from United Press International Read more »
