Support of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC)

– Name, position and email of the focal person

Name: Ms. Ana Pereira
Position: Legal counsellor at the Department of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal
Email: ana.costapereira@mne.pt

– Has your organisation taken action on the implementation of this pledge?

Yes

– Please describe the actions taken (including challenges encountered if there is any) and provide concrete examples (including written reports, programme information, photos and videos)

In order to improve the implementation of international humanitarian law at the national level, the EU and its Member States pledged to support the existing international humanitarian law mechanisms and to envisage, if deemed relevant, making use of the services of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission. Portugal has been a supporter of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission established under Article 90 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, by accepting the competence of this Commission on 1 July of 1994.

Portugal has supported the initiatives of Switzerland to make the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC) more operational as well as its efforts to encourage the resort to the IHFFC in situations of armed conflicts.

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Portugal June 30, 2017 Portugal