Over 60 special military officers and commanders attended a lecture on Global Humanitarian Activities of ICRC and International Humanitarian Law at Seoul on 10 April. The lecture was part of a series …
Fifteen children from communities in Azerbaijan affected by armed conflict had the once in a lifetime opportunity to play a football match on a UEFA pitch and watch the final match of the UEFA Europa …
Protection of civilians was at the core of the international conference on Preparing Modern Armed Forces for Peacekeeping Operations in the 21st Century co-organized by the International Committee …
Sarajevo (ICRC) – A workshop titled Supporting and Strengthening Work with Relatives of Missing Persons will take place on 2 and 3 July 2019 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina . Organized by the …
This year is the 70th Anniversary of the adoption of the Geneva Conventions. The Conventions were agreed with the reality of World War 2 fresh in people's minds and in universal recognition of …
Since 2004, the ICRC Kuala Lumpur has been partnering with the local university to organize an International Humanitarian Law moot court competition where students argue to prosecute or defend a …
With 13,000 detainees and with thousands of visitors per day, Insein Central Prison is a very busy place. The day usually opens with the eager expectation of detainees and their loved ones being able …
La Min was only ten years old when he started accompanying his mother to the mountains to collect food. Hardworking La Min grew up to be the family's breadwinner, providing for his mother, sisters …
In an effort to support the development of the Red Crescent and Red Cross National Societies in the Middle East and North Africa Region, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a …
As the issue of pardons for individuals accused or convicted of war crimes receives increased attention in the United States, the ICRC is taking the opportunity to explain what the law says. Pardons: …
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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.
