Elzbieta Mikos-Skuza, Vice President of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission , was invited to provide a speech on the work of the Commission during the expert seminar.
Dr Robin McNeill Love, Vice-President IHFFC, was privileged to be invited to represent the IHFFC at the Fourth Meeting of Representatives of Commonwealth National Committees on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) which took place in Swakopmund, Namibia.
The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC) was asked by the OSCE to lead an independent forensic investigation in relation to the incident of 23 April 2017 that occurred in Pryshyb (Luhansk Province).
Thilo Marauhn, President of the IHFFC, gave a presentation on the work of the Commission during the international conference on “Victims of armed conflicts at the juncture of international humanitarian law and human rights law”.
Shuichi Furuya, Member of the IHFFC, gave a speech at the conference.
This was the first meeting of the IHFFC members since their election, held last December, by the 76 States parties to the First Protocol additional to the Geneva Conventions that have recognised the Commission's competence.
Gisela Perren-Klingler, IHFFC Member, took the floor and presented the work and mission of the IHFFC.
68 States took part in the meeting under the chairmanship of Ambassador Jürg Lindenmann Deputy Director of the Directorate of International Law DIL of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA.
Statement by Justinas Žilinskas, member of the IHFFC
Diplomatic meeting of the States accepting the competence of the IHFFC will take place on December 8th 2016 in Bern.
The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC) stands ready to offer its services in relation to the attacks of 15 February 2016 on schools and hospitals in Northern Syria.
The Commission has taken note of the call made by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doctors Without Borders) in relation to the events in the Razeh district, northern Yemen, on 10th January 2016.
The IHFFC has proposed its services to the Governments of the United States of America and Afghanistan through identical letters dated 7 October 2015.
The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC) has been contacted by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doctors Without Borders) in relation to the events in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on 3 October 2015.
It is with deep sorrow that the IHFFC has to announce that Major General (rt’d) Anthony Rogers, a former Member of the Commission (2002-2006), passed away on Thursday 16 April 2015.
The International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC) held its 2015 annual meeting from 16 to 18 March in Geneva.