The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in partnership with the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), will organize the 13th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition, Bangladesh …
The reports from Olenivka are devastating. Our thoughts are with the families in their pain and heartbreak that someone they love could have been killed in this horrific and unacceptable attack. The …
As the world urbanizes, armed violence and conflict are urbanizing too – affecting some 50 million people today. Half of the world's population already lives in cities and, in the next 50 years, this …
Statement by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) following the final 2022 session of the Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems of the Convention on …
Missing persons: the right to know In situations of armed conflicts and other situations affected by violence, countless families suffer great anguish when loved ones go missing. In Bougainville, …
Sometimes, in our work, community members stop just to talk with our colleagues. They share stories, feelings or experiences – seeking distraction or relief from stress. "I had heard about the …
During the first six months of 2022, ICRC continues its activities aimed at helping people living in conflict-affected areas in Azerbaijan. Diverse range of activities were implemented to provide …
Armed conflicts are increasingly being fought in urban areas. Wars in cities cause innumerable suffering to civilians, disrupting their livelihoods, the education of children, and the delivery of …
Landmines and explosive hazards endanger all communities – even years after the fighting has stopped. We all have a role to play in keeping ourselves and others safe. Here is a little guide with some …
JABAL SABIH, West Bank — Since May 2021, ten Palestinians have been killed, including two children, and many were injured or left with disabilities as a result of confrontations in Jabal Sabih in …
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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.
