Warsaw (ICRC) – In an event designed to mark the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, graduate students in Poland are being invited to participate in an essay competition about the effect …
“I was in coma for a month. Doctors said there was no hope, and they finally decided to turn off the life support machine. At that very moment I opened my eyes. I don't see it as mere coincidence; I …
ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric addresses the United Nations Security Council on the need to uphold international humanitarian law and the humane treatment of people in detention, New York City, 21 …
Living in the shadow of conflict A normal day, a daily chore, a deafening blast, moments of chaos and then a life forever shaken and disrupted – that's how victims of landmine explosions or …
Daw Be Be* knows how precious a single phone call with a loved one can be. Living on the outskirts of Sittwe Town in Rakhine State, Myanmar, where transport and communication networks have been …
Post-traumatic stress, insomnia, becoming withdrawn and irritable … For people who have witnessed violence, there are the hidden wounds that have a serious impact on their lives – and civilians in …
I would like to thank the Austrian government, and His Excellency Minister Schallenberg in particular, for organizing this conference at such a critical juncture. It is both a privilege and a …
It’s been exactly a year since the Hasanov family welcomed a new member – Farida and Israyil Hasanov’s third child. But instead of being able to celebrate the occasion, the family was in deep …
As a neutral, impartial, and independent humanitarian organization, we collaborate closely with the National Red Cross Societies in the region, as well as with authorities and individuals affected by …
In adherence to our fundamental principles, we continued working in 2023 to protect the lives and dignity of individuals deprived of liberty, families of missing persons, people in mobility, and …
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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.
