The protection of displaced persons in non-international armed conflicts
- 1 December 1992
- journal article
- displaced persons
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in International Review of the Red Cross
- Vol. 32 (291) , 567-580
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0020860400071175
Abstract
In recent years a number of institutions, in particular non-governmental organizations, have brought their attention to bear on the plight of people displaced within national borders. Prompted by their interest in the protection of human rights, and in keeping with the charitable nature of their work, they have focused the international spotlight on the situation of those who leave their homes in a context marked by political violence. The international community has thus been made aware of two things simultaneously: first, that countries affected by internal armed conflicts have a large number of displaced persons, and second, that armed clashes often result in large-scale population movements. The displacement of minority communities can even become a deliberate policy.Keywords
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