25-09-2024 Geneva (ICRC) — As civilian deaths and injuries continue to rise, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is urgently appealing for parties to the conflict to adhere to …
30-08-2024 Israel and the Occupied Territories (ICRC) – On the International Day of the Disappeared, our hearts are with Israeli, Palestinian and all other families enduring the agony of not knowing …
30-07-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – A surge in attacks across parts of the Middle East is inflicting yet more suffering on civilians and raising fears of wider regional conflict with devastating humanitarian …
14-07-2024 Over the last week, communities in northern Gaza have endured increased fighting, resulting in large numbers of civilians killed and injured. This comes on top of nine months of …
21-06-2024 "Heavy-calibre projectiles landed within metres of the office and residences of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Friday afternoon.. The strike damaged the structure of the …
14-05-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and 12 Red Cross National Societies (or their branch) are combining efforts to open a field hospital in Rafah, Gaza, to …
07-05-2024 Geneva (ICRC) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned in February that a significant Israeli military operation in Rafah would pose a disastrous risk to the civilian …
10-03-2024 Geneva (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited Qatar on Sunday to discuss the desperate humanitarian situation in relation to the armed …
14-02-2024 Geneva (ICRC) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) cautions the parties to the conflict, and the international community, about the dire impact of increased and sustained …
06-02-2024 The following is a short statement from Fabrizio Carboni, Near & Middle East regional director for the International Committee of the Red Cross, following the recent developments in the …
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Created in 1863, the ICRC library, alongside the ICRC archives, provides an indispensable documentary reference on the organization itself and international humanitarian law.
International humanitarian law is based on a number of treaties, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols, and a series of other instruments.
Customary international humanitarian law consists of rules that come from "a general practice accepted as law" and that exist independent of treaty law.
