Laurent Gisel
@laurentgisel.bsky.social
Head of Arms & Conduct of Hostilities Unit @icrc.org
International humanitarian law #IHL, humanitarian disarmament, humanitarian action.
International humanitarian law #IHL, humanitarian disarmament, humanitarian action.
Hot from the press ! New report by the @icrc.org & the @geneva-academy.ch on #IHL and the growing involvement of #civilians in #CyberOperations & other #digital activities during #ArmedConflict.
Please find a summary of our findings & the report's link in our blog post
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
Please find a summary of our findings & the report's link in our blog post
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
From hackers to tech companies: IHL and the involvement of civilians in ICT activities in armed conflict
Five key risks, and state obligations, when civilians become involved in information and communication technology activities in armed conflict.
blogs.icrc.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hot from the press ! New report by the @icrc.org & the @geneva-academy.ch on #IHL and the growing involvement of #civilians in #CyberOperations & other #digital activities during #ArmedConflict.
Please find a summary of our findings & the report's link in our blog post
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
Please find a summary of our findings & the report's link in our blog post
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
Honored to share today's @icrc.org statement to the #UNGA First Committee. The human cost of #conflits is appalling, but #Disarmament is an effective tool to prevent war & mitigate their impact. States need to redouble their efforts to protect civilians. #IHL
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
UN General Assembly 80th session: Statement to the First Committee
www.icrc.org
October 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Honored to share today's @icrc.org statement to the #UNGA First Committee. The human cost of #conflits is appalling, but #Disarmament is an effective tool to prevent war & mitigate their impact. States need to redouble their efforts to protect civilians. #IHL
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
Interested by #AutonomousWeapons and #IHL? Check out our position paper published today, which examines how IHL apply to #AWS.
In the @icrc.org's view, new rules are urgently needed to address the humanitarian, legal & ethical concerns raised by #LAWS.
#Disarmament
www.icrc.org/en/article/a...
In the @icrc.org's view, new rules are urgently needed to address the humanitarian, legal & ethical concerns raised by #LAWS.
#Disarmament
www.icrc.org/en/article/a...
Autonomous Weapon Systems and International Humanitarian Law: Selected Issues
To support current international efforts to regulate autonomous weapon systems (AWS), the ICRC has prepared this position paper to clarify how international humanitarian law (IHL) applies to AWS
www.icrc.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Interested by #AutonomousWeapons and #IHL? Check out our position paper published today, which examines how IHL apply to #AWS.
In the @icrc.org's view, new rules are urgently needed to address the humanitarian, legal & ethical concerns raised by #LAWS.
#Disarmament
www.icrc.org/en/article/a...
In the @icrc.org's view, new rules are urgently needed to address the humanitarian, legal & ethical concerns raised by #LAWS.
#Disarmament
www.icrc.org/en/article/a...
Reposted by Laurent Gisel
We have started a multi-phase operation to facilitate the release and transfer of hostages and detainees as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
More details here: ms.spr.ly/6182s2AQs
More details here: ms.spr.ly/6182s2AQs
October 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
We have started a multi-phase operation to facilitate the release and transfer of hostages and detainees as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
More details here: ms.spr.ly/6182s2AQs
More details here: ms.spr.ly/6182s2AQs
Are you interested by the @icrc.org's views on #Humanitarian #Disarmanent issue on the agenda of #UNGA First Committee? Don't miss our working paper 👇 I'll be in #NewYork 13-17 Oct. and eager to engage and hear your thoughts !
#IHL #Weapons #GenevaConventions
www.icrc.org/sites/defaul...
#IHL #Weapons #GenevaConventions
www.icrc.org/sites/defaul...
www.icrc.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Are you interested by the @icrc.org's views on #Humanitarian #Disarmanent issue on the agenda of #UNGA First Committee? Don't miss our working paper 👇 I'll be in #NewYork 13-17 Oct. and eager to engage and hear your thoughts !
#IHL #Weapons #GenevaConventions
www.icrc.org/sites/defaul...
#IHL #Weapons #GenevaConventions
www.icrc.org/sites/defaul...
How should #AI decision support systems be used in conflict? This excellent podcast with Heidi Kandiel (@icrc.org) & @jessicadorsey.bsky.social explores the risks they raise for compliance with #IHL & the need to ensure they support rather than replace human judgment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-9b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-9b...
LBD Live Podcast 25 Sep 25 AI DSS
YouTube video by Article 36 Legal
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September 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
How should #AI decision support systems be used in conflict? This excellent podcast with Heidi Kandiel (@icrc.org) & @jessicadorsey.bsky.social explores the risks they raise for compliance with #IHL & the need to ensure they support rather than replace human judgment.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-9b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-9b...
Yesterday statement by the leaders of Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan & South Africa, together with the @icrc.org:
We call on all parties to conflict to uphold #IHL. We reaffirm that all states, including in situations of occupation, are bound to fully respect and ensure respect for #IHL.
We call on all parties to conflict to uphold #IHL. We reaffirm that all states, including in situations of occupation, are bound to fully respect and ensure respect for #IHL.
Last year, Brazil, China, France, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Africa, and the ICRC launched the Global Initiative on humanitarian law. They now call to end IHL violations and announce their plan to hold a 2026 high-level meeting to uphold humanity in war.
ms.spr.ly/63328sUbsq
ms.spr.ly/63328sUbsq
World leaders united in defence of international humanitarian law to uphold humanity in war
World leaders united in defence of international humanitarian law to uphold humanity in war
ms.spr.ly
September 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Powerful testimony by Dr Terumi Tanaka, who was a 13 years old child living in #Nagazaki in 1945 when the #atomic #bomb destroyed his city. He is now a Chair of #NihonHidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations.
#BanNuclearWeapons #TPNW
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
#BanNuclearWeapons #TPNW
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
Opinion | I Survived an Atomic Bomb. It’s Time to End the Nuclear Threat.
www.nytimes.com
August 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Powerful testimony by Dr Terumi Tanaka, who was a 13 years old child living in #Nagazaki in 1945 when the #atomic #bomb destroyed his city. He is now a Chair of #NihonHidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations.
#BanNuclearWeapons #TPNW
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
#BanNuclearWeapons #TPNW
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...
Pleased to share my colleague Dominique Loye new post on reclaiming humanity from the #nuclear brink.
We all have a shared responsibility to ourselves, our children, & future generations to act now & reverse the perilous drift towards nuclear destruction.
#IHL #Hiroshima @icrc.org
shorturl.at/a5Y5T
We all have a shared responsibility to ourselves, our children, & future generations to act now & reverse the perilous drift towards nuclear destruction.
#IHL #Hiroshima @icrc.org
shorturl.at/a5Y5T
An evitable catastrophe: reclaiming humanity from the nuclear brink
Dominique Loye on the evolution of legal and humanitarian objections to nuclear weapons, from the 1868 Saint Petersburg Declaration to the TPNW.
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August 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Pleased to share my colleague Dominique Loye new post on reclaiming humanity from the #nuclear brink.
We all have a shared responsibility to ourselves, our children, & future generations to act now & reverse the perilous drift towards nuclear destruction.
#IHL #Hiroshima @icrc.org
shorturl.at/a5Y5T
We all have a shared responsibility to ourselves, our children, & future generations to act now & reverse the perilous drift towards nuclear destruction.
#IHL #Hiroshima @icrc.org
shorturl.at/a5Y5T
Pleased to share the joint statement by the Presidents of #JapaneseRC & @icrc.org on the risks #nuclear #weapons still pose 80 years after the horrifying tragedy caused by the bombings of #Hiroshima & #Nagasaki.
Are enough efforts being made to rid the world of these weapons?
#IHL shorturl.at/1ggKH
Are enough efforts being made to rid the world of these weapons?
#IHL shorturl.at/1ggKH
80 years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki: A call to eliminate nuclear weapons
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August 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Pleased to share the joint statement by the Presidents of #JapaneseRC & @icrc.org on the risks #nuclear #weapons still pose 80 years after the horrifying tragedy caused by the bombings of #Hiroshima & #Nagasaki.
Are enough efforts being made to rid the world of these weapons?
#IHL shorturl.at/1ggKH
Are enough efforts being made to rid the world of these weapons?
#IHL shorturl.at/1ggKH
Pleased to share @icrc.org statement at the recent #PAROS #OEWG.
Space system have become central for civilian services & for military operations. But the weaponization of #OuterSpace is not inevitable. States may decide to set limits for many reasons, incl. humanitarian ones.
#IHL shorturl.at/7cf7Q
Space system have become central for civilian services & for military operations. But the weaponization of #OuterSpace is not inevitable. States may decide to set limits for many reasons, incl. humanitarian ones.
#IHL shorturl.at/7cf7Q
The weaponization of outer space is not inevitable
Statement by Laurent Gisel of the ICRC to the Open-ended Working Group on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space in All Its Aspects.
www.icrc.org
August 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Pleased to share @icrc.org statement at the recent #PAROS #OEWG.
Space system have become central for civilian services & for military operations. But the weaponization of #OuterSpace is not inevitable. States may decide to set limits for many reasons, incl. humanitarian ones.
#IHL shorturl.at/7cf7Q
Space system have become central for civilian services & for military operations. But the weaponization of #OuterSpace is not inevitable. States may decide to set limits for many reasons, incl. humanitarian ones.
#IHL shorturl.at/7cf7Q
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"If what we see in Gaza, Sudan, eastern Congo, and Ukraine is the future of war, then there is reason to be deeply concerned about the abandonment of the most basic rules.”, Pierre Krähenbühl, ICRC's director general, shared with @lemonde.fr.
Read more: http://ms.spr.ly/63323SfCyN
Read more: http://ms.spr.ly/63323SfCyN
ICRC head: 'Are we accepting life in a world where war is becoming the first resort?'
As battlefields multiply across the world, Pierre Krähenbühl, the director general of the International Committee of the Red Cross, laments the growing disregard for the laws of war set out in the Geneva Conventions.
ms.spr.ly
July 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"If what we see in Gaza, Sudan, eastern Congo, and Ukraine is the future of war, then there is reason to be deeply concerned about the abandonment of the most basic rules.”, Pierre Krähenbühl, ICRC's director general, shared with @lemonde.fr.
Read more: http://ms.spr.ly/63323SfCyN
Read more: http://ms.spr.ly/63323SfCyN
Without connectivity, people face challenges to call emergency services, contact family members, receive warnings, and @icrc.org operations face serious limitations.
Which limits does #IHL imposes limits on connectivity disruptions during armed conflict?
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
#cyber
Which limits does #IHL imposes limits on connectivity disruptions during armed conflict?
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
#cyber
International humanitarian law and connectivity disruptions during armed conflict
ICRC Legal Adviser Tilman Rodenhäuser on the limits that international humanitarian law imposes on connectivity disruptions in armed conflict.
blogs.icrc.org
July 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Without connectivity, people face challenges to call emergency services, contact family members, receive warnings, and @icrc.org operations face serious limitations.
Which limits does #IHL imposes limits on connectivity disruptions during armed conflict?
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
#cyber
Which limits does #IHL imposes limits on connectivity disruptions during armed conflict?
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
#cyber
Pleased to share the joint @icrc.org @ifrc.org statement & call on all States at last week #APMBC Intersessional Meeting.
#IHL #MineBanConventuin
#OttawaConvention
#FinnishRedCross #IraqiRedCrescentSociety
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
#IHL #MineBanConventuin
#OttawaConvention
#FinnishRedCross #IraqiRedCrescentSociety
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
ICRC–IFRC Joint Statement on Universalization of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
www.icrc.org
June 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Pleased to share the joint @icrc.org @ifrc.org statement & call on all States at last week #APMBC Intersessional Meeting.
#IHL #MineBanConventuin
#OttawaConvention
#FinnishRedCross #IraqiRedCrescentSociety
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
#IHL #MineBanConventuin
#OttawaConvention
#FinnishRedCross #IraqiRedCrescentSociety
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
Did you miss our event yesterday on #ArtificialIntelligence in military decision making and compliance with #IHL? The recording is now available on @icrc.org website 👇
vimeo.com/1094320405?s...
vimeo.com/1094320405?s...
AI in Military Decision Making: A Dialogue on How to Enhance IHL Compliance (full event recording)
Military armed forces are exploring increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for military use. One of the most widespread military applications…
vimeo.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Did you miss our event yesterday on #ArtificialIntelligence in military decision making and compliance with #IHL? The recording is now available on @icrc.org website 👇
vimeo.com/1094320405?s...
vimeo.com/1094320405?s...
The #OttawaConvention stands as one of the most successful disarmament treaties ever negotiated. Civilians will pay the price if global commitment to ban anti-personnel #landmines is allowed to fracture. Weakening or abandoning it also undermines the integrity of #IHL.
#APMBC #HumanitarianLaw
#APMBC #HumanitarianLaw
ICRC president: Civilians will pay the price if global commitment to ban landmines allowed to fracture
www.icrc.org
June 16, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The #OttawaConvention stands as one of the most successful disarmament treaties ever negotiated. Civilians will pay the price if global commitment to ban anti-personnel #landmines is allowed to fracture. Weakening or abandoning it also undermines the integrity of #IHL.
#APMBC #HumanitarianLaw
#APMBC #HumanitarianLaw
Interested by #ArtificialIntelligence in military decision making & how to ensure it is used in compliance with #HumanitarianLaw?
Please join us for this 17 June event with outstanding experts to start a discussion on @icrc.org preliminary recommendations.
#AI #IHL #LOAC
www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...
Please join us for this 17 June event with outstanding experts to start a discussion on @icrc.org preliminary recommendations.
#AI #IHL #LOAC
www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...
EVENT: AI in Military Decision Making: A Dialogue on How to Enhance IHL Compliance
www.icrc.org
June 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Interested by #ArtificialIntelligence in military decision making & how to ensure it is used in compliance with #HumanitarianLaw?
Please join us for this 17 June event with outstanding experts to start a discussion on @icrc.org preliminary recommendations.
#AI #IHL #LOAC
www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...
Please join us for this 17 June event with outstanding experts to start a discussion on @icrc.org preliminary recommendations.
#AI #IHL #LOAC
www.icrc.org/en/event/eve...
Today marks 17 years of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. In nearly every context where #ClusterMunitions have been used, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Laos or Lebanon, they have taken a heavy toll on civilians.
We call on all States to join the Convention !
#IHL #ICRC
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
We call on all States to join the Convention !
#IHL #ICRC
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
It is up to States Parties and the broader Convention community to defend and promote the norms of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
www.icrc.org
May 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Today marks 17 years of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. In nearly every context where #ClusterMunitions have been used, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Laos or Lebanon, they have taken a heavy toll on civilians.
We call on all States to join the Convention !
#IHL #ICRC
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
We call on all States to join the Convention !
#IHL #ICRC
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
"It is possible to protect civilians in war." Pleased to share the @icrc.org President remarks at the #UnitedNations #SecurityCouncil open debate on #PoC today.
#GenevaConventions #IHL www.icrc.org/en/statement...
#GenevaConventions #IHL www.icrc.org/en/statement...
ICRC president: “It is possible to protect civilians in war”
www.icrc.org
May 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"It is possible to protect civilians in war." Pleased to share the @icrc.org President remarks at the #UnitedNations #SecurityCouncil open debate on #PoC today.
#GenevaConventions #IHL www.icrc.org/en/statement...
#GenevaConventions #IHL www.icrc.org/en/statement...
Unique opportunity to join the #ICRC Legal Division for a 1-year paid traineeship.
Don't miss the deadline to apply: 1 June 2025.
#JobOpportunity #IHL #HumanitarianLaw #LOAC #GenevaConventions #Disarmament @icrc.org
careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%...
Don't miss the deadline to apply: 1 June 2025.
#JobOpportunity #IHL #HumanitarianLaw #LOAC #GenevaConventions #Disarmament @icrc.org
careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%...
Associate for the Legal Division
Associate for the Legal Division
careers.icrc.org
May 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Unique opportunity to join the #ICRC Legal Division for a 1-year paid traineeship.
Don't miss the deadline to apply: 1 June 2025.
#JobOpportunity #IHL #HumanitarianLaw #LOAC #GenevaConventions #Disarmament @icrc.org
careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%...
Don't miss the deadline to apply: 1 June 2025.
#JobOpportunity #IHL #HumanitarianLaw #LOAC #GenevaConventions #Disarmament @icrc.org
careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%...
The #Norwegian #RedCross is looking for an #Oslo based Senior Legal Adviser to work on the update of the #SanRemoManual on #NavalWarfare.
Come work with our team on this important project!
#JobOpportunity #IHL #LOAC #MaritimeLaw #GenevaConventions #ICRC
To apply: 303030.webcruiter.no/Main/Recruit...
Come work with our team on this important project!
#JobOpportunity #IHL #LOAC #MaritimeLaw #GenevaConventions #ICRC
To apply: 303030.webcruiter.no/Main/Recruit...
Senior Legal Adviser
The Norwegian Red Cross is seeking a legal advisor/senior legal advisor to support the update process of the San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflicts at Sea.Over the past thr...
303030.webcruiter.no
May 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The #Norwegian #RedCross is looking for an #Oslo based Senior Legal Adviser to work on the update of the #SanRemoManual on #NavalWarfare.
Come work with our team on this important project!
#JobOpportunity #IHL #LOAC #MaritimeLaw #GenevaConventions #ICRC
To apply: 303030.webcruiter.no/Main/Recruit...
Come work with our team on this important project!
#JobOpportunity #IHL #LOAC #MaritimeLaw #GenevaConventions #ICRC
To apply: 303030.webcruiter.no/Main/Recruit...
The window to apply effective international regulations & controls on #AutonomousWeapon systems before they are in widespread use is rapidly shrinking
Important call for action by the @icrc.org President at this week #UnitedNations consultations
#LAWS #IHL #GenevaConventions
icrc.org/en/statement...
Important call for action by the @icrc.org President at this week #UnitedNations consultations
#LAWS #IHL #GenevaConventions
icrc.org/en/statement...
Preserving human control over the use of force: A call to regulate lethal autonomous weapon systems under international law
Stay updated with the latest news and ongoing initiatives of the ICRC.
icrc.org
May 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The window to apply effective international regulations & controls on #AutonomousWeapon systems before they are in widespread use is rapidly shrinking
Important call for action by the @icrc.org President at this week #UnitedNations consultations
#LAWS #IHL #GenevaConventions
icrc.org/en/statement...
Important call for action by the @icrc.org President at this week #UnitedNations consultations
#LAWS #IHL #GenevaConventions
icrc.org/en/statement...
As States resume their work at the #NPT PrepCom, I am pleased to share the ICRC statement.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings. We must learn from the past & take action to prevent the unspeakable from happening again.
#Nuclear #IHL
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings. We must learn from the past & take action to prevent the unspeakable from happening again.
#Nuclear #IHL
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
We must not only remember the past but learn from it and take urgent action to prevent the unspeakable from happening again
www.icrc.org
May 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
As States resume their work at the #NPT PrepCom, I am pleased to share the ICRC statement.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings. We must learn from the past & take action to prevent the unspeakable from happening again.
#Nuclear #IHL
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings. We must learn from the past & take action to prevent the unspeakable from happening again.
#Nuclear #IHL
www.icrc.org/en/statement...
Looking forward to joining an expert panel on 7 May with Sally Longworth, Ola Engdahl, @ulrikamodeer.bsky.social & @jjniyo.bsky.social, hosted by #SwedishRedCross. We will discuss how #IHL is being challenged today & how to prevent violations.
Interested? Register 👇
www.rodakorset.se/om-oss/semin...
Interested? Register 👇
www.rodakorset.se/om-oss/semin...
UTBLICK: Safeguarding the Rule-Based World Order
www.rodakorset.se
May 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Looking forward to joining an expert panel on 7 May with Sally Longworth, Ola Engdahl, @ulrikamodeer.bsky.social & @jjniyo.bsky.social, hosted by #SwedishRedCross. We will discuss how #IHL is being challenged today & how to prevent violations.
Interested? Register 👇
www.rodakorset.se/om-oss/semin...
Interested? Register 👇
www.rodakorset.se/om-oss/semin...
Reposted by Laurent Gisel
Israel and the occupied territories | Without an immediate resumption of aid deliveries, we won't have access to the food, medicines, and life-saving supplies needed to sustain many of its programmes in Gaza.
Read more in our news release: http://ms.spr.ly/63326SrpAe
Read more in our news release: http://ms.spr.ly/63326SrpAe
May 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Israel and the occupied territories | Without an immediate resumption of aid deliveries, we won't have access to the food, medicines, and life-saving supplies needed to sustain many of its programmes in Gaza.
Read more in our news release: http://ms.spr.ly/63326SrpAe
Read more in our news release: http://ms.spr.ly/63326SrpAe