From 29 March to 14 June 2022, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is inviting all professional photojournalists to take part in its photojournalism contest, the ICRC’s Humanitarian …
Parties to armed conflict rarely fight alone. We’ve seen this across the globe – the Philippines, Afghanistan, Yemen, the Caucasus, across Africa, and elsewhere. Whenever a partnership is formed, …
In a recent return to Mindat to help people displaced by fighting in Chin State, we saw communities helping each other – carrying food, providing shelter, sharing meals. But relying on others is not …
The Batangas Medical Center inaugurated its newly expanded Tuberculosis (TB) Culture and Drug Susceptibility Testing Laboratory today, marking World TB Day. The facility will help to ramp up the …
During the pandemic, we continued to carry out our humanitarian work in an impartial, neutral and independent manner. Our bilateral and confidential dialogue with weapon bearers and people affected …
In 2021, we recorded 486 victims of explosive hazards*, the highest number in the past five years. The phenomenon is clearly worsening with a direct impact on the civilian population, since most …
The reality of Colombians living in the midst of armed conflicts and violence remains complex. These are our calls to action for the year 2022 on the issues that most concern us in Colombia. Armed …
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to complications in many detention facilities in Colombia. Not only have there been outbreaks of the virus among detainees, but also visiting restrictions have meant …
The events of the past few years have presented hugely complex challenges worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all, but not equally. Colombia has had to contend with escalating violence …
It is becoming increasingly dangerous to deliver health care in Colombia, especially in areas worst affected by armed conflicts and violence. Attacks on health-care workers, facilities and vehicles …
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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.
