On 13 August, 37 people, including 13 children, were killed by armed men in the region of Tillabéri in Niger, near the border with Mali. It was the latest illustration of the ceaseless violence that …
Clarifying the fate and whereabouts of missing people has long been at the heart of the work of the ICRC and Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. To do so, it continuously strives to use the most …
Tens of thousands of newly displaced people in the Tigray, Amhara and Afar regions live in dire conditions after shifting front lines forced them to flee their homes in search of safety. Displaced …
In December 2019, the 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent adopted Resolution 1 (33IC/19/R1), entitled Bringing IHL home: A road map for better national implementation of …
Marking the 72nd anniversary of the Geneva Conventions on 12 August, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Research Society of International Law (RSIL) jointly launched the …
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 …
Everyone should learn essential first aid skills, particularly young people who are often the first responders in emergency situations. More lives could be saved if those first on scene were trained …
In our latest piece exploring the link between climate change and conflict, we focus on Somalia and a way of life under threat. With COP26 on the horizon in Glasgow, UK, communities enduring conflict …
Aline Manda, a 31-year-old mother of six, was hit by three bullets and wounded by grenade fragments when the bus she was riding came under attack. She received emergency surgery and now lives a …
Ikram Ullah's everyday choices are largely based on two convictions: no one is too young to save a life and timely first aid can be the difference between life and death. Ikram, now in his early 20s, …
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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.
