A community torn apart by violence has had their loved ones returned to them after a wait of 40 years. In Oronccoy, Ayacucho, the remains of 31 missing people have been handed over to their loved …
During armed conflict, the civilian population cannot survive for long without food and water. And yet, conflict drives food insecurity based both on how warring parties choose to wage their battles …
The ICRC team in the Republic of Moldova organized psychosocial support sessions for local children and those who had fled the conflict in Ukraine, with the support of the Bender branch of the …
The ICRC provides humanitarian protection and assistance to people affected by armed violence in the country. During the first half of 2023, we worked to strengthen the capacities and knowledge of …
Seven-year-old Omar’s daily routine used to involve going with his brother and some friends to the fields near their home in Kabul’s Khake Jabar district and gathering fodder for their cattle. He …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in partnership with the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), will organize the 14th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition, Bangladesh …
Darien, Panama . In the first six months of 2023, more than 200,000 people crossed the Darien Gap, a jungle that lies between Colombia and Panama; more than 60 migrants died in the attempt according …
Artificial intelligence (AI) has received a great deal of attention in recent months with the growth of chatbots such as ChatGPT. But less attention has been paid to how AI could be used in conflicts …
To discuss the legal implications of cyber warfare and the application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in cyberspace, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Pakistan and the …
Even wars have rules. What does that mean? It means: You do not attack civilians. You limit as much as you can the impact of your warfare on women and children, as well as on other civilians. You …
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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.
