![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In a context of evolving forms of ‘war’ and other forms of violent conflict, the protection of human rights faces unprecedented challenges and poses essential dilemmas. The changing nature of conflict have brought about strategies and tactics that have made vulnerable groups in society the specific target of attack, as the evidence compiled in databases and reports suggests. Replies received by the Secretary-General from Member States regarding the preparation of the study requested in paragraph 2 of General Assembly resolution 2444 (XXIII).The dramatic reality of contemporary conflicts and related violent crisis is the heavy toll of armed violence on civilians. Extracts from the report of Commission on Human Rights - 3. General norms concerning respect for human rights in their applicability to armed conflicts - 2. Introduction - General observations and guidelines of this report - Protection of human rights in armed conflicts derived from the general international instruments on human rights adopted under the auspices of the United Nations - Protection of civilians - Protection of combatants in international armed conflicts - Protection of prisoners - Prohibition and limitation of certain methods and means of warfare - Internal armed conflicts - Guerrilla warfare - Protection of civilians and combatants in conflicts which arise from the struggles of peoples under colonial and foreign rule for liberation and self-determination - International assistance in, and supervision of, the application of humanitarian rules relating to armed conflicts - Better application and reaffirmation of humanitarian conventions and rules - Concluding observations - Annexes: 1. ![]()
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