In the context of displacement in Nepal, the following rules of customary international humanitarian law, as identified in a recent study commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are particularly relevant: parties to a non-international armed conflict may not order the displacement of the civilian population, in whole or in part, for reasons related to the conflict, unless the security of the civilians or imperative military reasons so demand Furthermore, acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population and collective punishments are strictly prohibited by virtue of customary international humanitarian law.
In the context of displacement in Nepal, the following rules of customary international humanitarian law, as identified in a recent study commissioned by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are particularly relevant: parties to a non-international armed conflict may not order the displacement of the civilian population, in whole or in part, for reasons related to the conflict, unless the security of the civilians or imperative military reasons so demand Furthermore, acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population and collective punishments are strictly prohibited by virtue of customary international humanitarian law.