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 Report - ICRC Monthly Bulletins (ICRC)

 Report date: 28.02.2002

In February 2002, the protection team of the ICRC conducted visits to persons deprived of their freedom in IVS (isolator for temporary detention) under the Ministry of Interior, Bailov SIZO (pre-trial isolator), Gobustan prison and Colony N1 under the Ministry of Justice. The visits were conducted in accordance with the ICRC's standard working procedures. These include private talks with detainees and discussions with the authorities regarding the findings of the delegates.

In the course of February 2002 about 490 detainee patients were undergoing TB-treatment in Colony 3 in accordance with the standard recommended by the World Health Organisation, better known by its acronym DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short Course). In February the Milli Mejlis (Parliament) of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the ICRC organised a conference concerning the Problems of Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The Rome Statute was adopted on 17th of July, 1998. According to that document the International Criminal Court, which is permanent juridical body will be established and its jurisdiction will cover genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression. The Rome Statute has been signed by 139 states and ratified by 55 states. It will come into force after 60th ratification. The holding of the conference was suggested by the Head of the Department for Administrative and Military Legislation of the Parliament Administration. The ICRC decided to take part in the event with the aim to familiarise the high-ranking officials of Azerbaijan with the Rome Statute and the problems of its implementation in Azerbaijan. The ICRC invited an external expert - a professor from the Walter-Shucking-Institute for International Law, University of Kiel, Germany to take part in the conference. The ICRC legal advisors also took part in the work of the conference. The participants were provided with the study materials as well as the texts of the Rome Statute in Russian and Azeri. The participants spoke about the situation regarding the implementation of the Rome Statute in different countries, the co-operation with the ICC. The importance of ratification of the Rome Statute by Azerbaijan was noted.

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ICRC aid for the internally displaced in Jammu and Kashmir

Geneva (ICRC) - The current tension between India and Pakistan and the military build-up along the international border and the Line of Control has caused the inhabitants of several dozen villages close to the border to leave their homes and seek refuge in safer areas. While most of the displaced people are staying temporarily with friends and relatives, several thousand of them are having to camp in buildings such as schools, a commercial centre and a disused factory. After consultations with the civilian authorities of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, and working in cooperation with local members of the Indian Red Cross Society, the ICRC assessed the needs of some 2,600 families living in public buildings in the districts of Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch.
On the basis of its findings, the ICRC distributed family parcels comprising food (lentils, sugar, oil), hygiene products and blankets to these displaced families. The aim of the programme is to supplement the aid in the form of cooking fuel and staple foods that is being provided by the local authorities. Most of the displaced depend for their livelihood on their crops and livestock, so have little in the way of savings. They are experiencing great difficulty in providing for themselves and their children, especially in the wintry conditions now prevailing in these mountainous areas.
The ICRC will continue to monitor the needs of the displaced, alongside its ongoing detention-related activities in Jammu and Kashmir.

Colombia: ICRC calls on all parties to conflict to respect international humanitarian law

Geneva (ICRC) - Following the breakdown of negotiations between the FARC-EP (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia / People's Army) and the government, intensified fighting looms. In accordance with its mandate, the ICRC reminds all parties to the conflict of their obligation to respect the rules and principles of international humanitarian law applicable to non-international armed conflicts.
The ICRC stresses that all parties to armed conflict must distinguish at all times between the civilian population and combatants and between civilian property and military objectives. Attacks against the civilian population as such, as well as against individual civilians, are prohibited, as are indiscriminate attacks. The latter are attacks likely to cause incidental loss of life or injury to civilians which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated.
Persons not taking or no longer taking part in hostilities, including the wounded, the sick and prisoners, must be treated humanely at all times and their lives must be spared. Medical personnel, establishments and transports are also entitled to such protection. Commanders must supervise their men so as to ensure that their conduct towards civilians complies at all times with the aforementioned rules and principles.
In the last few hours the ICRC has deployed four teams of experts in emergency situations to the area in order to closely monitor developments and provide humanitarian assistance should the need arise.

AZERBAIJAN

In March 2002, the protection team of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited persons deprived of their freedom in the SIZO (pre-trial isolator) under the Ministry of National Security, Sumgayit IVS (Isolator for Temporary Detention) under the Ministry of Interior and Colonies N1 and 3 under the Ministry of Justice. The visits were conducted in accordance with the ICRC's standard working procedures. These include private talks with detainees and discussions with the authorities regarding the findings of the delegates.
In the course of March 2002, approximately 512 detainee patients were undergoing TB-treatment in Colony 3 in accordance with the standards recommended by the World Health Organisation, better known by its acronym DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment Short Course).
Early March two groups of students from European Studies Faculty of the Azerbaijan State University of Languages visited the ICRC Baku Delegation. During their visit the students became acquainted with the ICRC's activities in Azerbaijan and around the world, took part in the follow-up discussions.

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Israel and the occupied and autonomous territories:
ICRC appeals for protection of medical staff

ICRC (Geneva) - In the evening of 7 March Mr Ibrahim Assad, a Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulance driver, and Mr Kamal Salem, a United Nations employee, were shot and killed by the Israel Defence Forces in two separate incidents in Tulkarem as they were on their way to aid the wounded. Two other PRCS paramedics were seriously injured in the same incidents. Shortly afterwards, PRCS doctor Nabhan Jallad suffered a leg wound inside the Tulkarem ambulance station.Meanwhile, in the north of the Gaza Strip, another PRCS paramedic was critically wounded by shrapnel as he was trying to evacuate casualties.
These latest tragic incidents follow the death on 4 March of the head of the PRCS emergency medical service in Jenin, Dr Khalil Sulieman, and the wounding of another five PRCS staff when Israeli troops shot at their ambulances in Jenin refugee camp. All the PRCS ambulances concerned were clearly marked with the Red Crescent emblem and the ICRC had cleared their missions in Jenin and Tulkarem with the Israeli authorities.
The ICRC condemns these attacks and calls on the Israeli authorities to take immediate steps to protect medical personnel and to conduct a full inquiry into the latest events. Under international humanitarian law, collecting and caring for the wounded is an obligation, and facilitating access for and ensuring the safety of medical personnel and ambulances is a basic duty of all forces and individuals involved in fighting. Deliberate attacks on medical personnel, vehicles and infrastructure constitute a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions and are strictly prohibited.

Iraq/Kuwait:
Kuwaiti national repatriated under ICRC auspices

Geneva (ICRC) - A Kuwaiti civilian, Mr Jassem al-Randi, was repatriated on 30 March under the auspices of the ICRC. The operation, which took place at the border post between the villages of Safwan, in Iraq, and Abdali, in Kuwait, was carried out with full co-operation from authorities of both countries.
Mr al-Randi had reportedly been arrested at the border for illegally entering Iraq earlier in March. After being contacted by the Iraqi authorities, the ICRC visited him on 16 and 28 March while he was being detained in Baghdad. Delegates spoke in private with Mr al-Randi, who wrote a Red Cross message that was conveyed the same day to his family in Kuwait.
The government of Iraq subsequently asked the ICRC to act as a neutral intermediary to facilitate Mr al-Randi's return home. To this end, the ICRC approached the authorities in Baghdad and Kuwait City.
The ICRC is pleased to have been able to reunite Mr Jassen al-Randi with his family.

For further information please, contact
ICRC DELEGATION BAKU
FATALI KHAN KHOISKI av. 75, 370110, BAKU
Tel: 90 63 34, 90 63 35, 90 64 52, 40 62 22 Fax: 90 65 19
bakou.bak@icrc.org www.icrc.org www.azerweb.com



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