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- 1Sahrawi rights body urges ICRC to act on political prisoners▼Sahrawi Human Rights Commission urges ICRC President to act on political prisoners
The Sahrawi Human Rights Commission has called on the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross to take action over Sahrawi political prisoners. The appeal, reported by the Sahrawi news agency, urges the ICRC to intervene on behalf of detainees, though details about the specific prisoners or the response from the ICRC were not provided.
- 2Red Cross calls for total elimination of nuclear weapons▼ICRC-IFRC joint statement on the occasion of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
The International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have issued a joint statement marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. The statement, published by the ICRC, renews the humanitarian movement's long-standing appeal for states to eliminate nuclear arsenals. No further details of the statement's contents were provided.