The IHL Program
The Canadian Red Cross aims to protect the dignity and lives of people affected by armed conflict by encouraging respect for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Canada and around the world through education, training, and advocacy.
IHL Education
The Canadian Red Cross helps build awareness of the Rules of Armed Conflict and IHL-related issues to academia, teachers, and youth. We organize events across the country to engage people on the importance of IHL and to encourage dialogue on issues such as refugees, child soldiers, sexual and gender-based violence and attacks on civilians, hospitals, and schools.
The Canadian Red Cross helps disseminate International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to government bodies, the armed forces, academia, policy makers, teachers, and youth. We hold events across the country every year in collaboration with partners to help educate people on the importance of IHL and to foster conversation on today’s challenges and debates.
Academic Conferences and Webinars
The Canadian Red Cross and its university partners organize public academic conferences across Canada to engage in dialogue with students, professors, and other professionals on various issues related to IHL.
Teacher Trainings and Webinars
We work with school boards, teacher associations and teacher champions to organize professional development opportunities for high school teachers across the country.
IHL Summer School Since 2014, the Canadian Red Cross organizes an annual, bilingual IHL Summer School in collaboration with the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa.
Training & Capacity Strengthening
We develop and provide training to strengthen existing capacities to ensure the principles of IHL are implemented in practice by the armed forces, the police, policymakers, civil society, CRC staff and members of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Humanitarian Diplomacy & Advocacy
Through confidential dialogue, formal presentations, law and policy reviews and public campaigns, the CRC engages nationally and internationally in humanitarian diplomacy and advocacy aimed at persuading authorities and civil societies to act in the interests of vulnerable people affected by conflict and violence.
Partnerships and Collaborations
- Institut d’études internationales de Montréal (IEIM) at UQAM
- Canadian Research Institute on Humanitarian Crises and Aid (OCCAH)
- Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
- Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa
- Glendon College, Osgoode Hall Law School, and Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security, York University
- Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
- Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), University of Ottawa
- Basillie School of International and Public Affairs, and Conrad Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo
- Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University
- Faculty of Law, and the International Law Society (ILS), University of Windsor
- Faculty of Law and Law Students for Human Rights Club, University of Alberta
- OISE, University of Toronto
- Project Ploughshares
- Centre for International and Defence Policy and Queen’s Law, Queen’s University
- Canadian Forces Military Law Center
- International Law Society and the Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick
- IGlendon C Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba
- Department of Political Studies, and the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Ontario History and Social Studies Teachers Association
- Social Studies Educators Network of Canada (SSENC / RESSC)
- Western Law, Western University
- Centre for Global Education
- Save the Children
- Plan International Canada
- Social Studies Saskatchewan
- American Red Cross
CONTACT US
To contact the IHL Program team email us at IHL-DIH@Redcross.ca