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Frequently Asked Questions: ICRC’s work in places of detention.

1. Why does ICRC visit places of detention? The visits to and follow-up of persons arrested and detained in connection with the conflict are at the heart of the ICRC’s mandate. This is an activity that the ICRC has been conducting for more than a hundred years. This is because in conflict situations detainees, whoever […] The post Frequently Asked Questions: ICRC’s work in places of detentio