"Rations of rice, beans and oil are a precious source of aid, but sometimes people just need money. We find ourselves having to sell the food we get in order to buy soap or medicine." In Cameroon's …
Many schools in eastern Ukraine have been affected by the armed conflict, with some damaged by shelling. And the conflict is not yet over, so schools still have to protect both students and teachers. …
United Nations General Assembly, 71st session, Sixth Committee, Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of Its sixty-eighth session (A/71/100), October – November 2016. Statements by …
With maritime and territorial disputes a feature of the Asia-Pacific region, the law of naval warfare is of particular relevance in this part of the world. A recent workshop in Surabaya, Indonesia, …
Universal meeting of National Committees and similar bodies on international humanitarian law. Speech given by Ms Christine Beerli, vice-president of the ICRC. On behalf of the International …
The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Syria is appealing to all sides fighting in Aleppo to do their utmost to protect the civilian population. Since the escalation in violence …
Her teeth were chattering from the cold, her little hands sought warmth in the pockets of her worn out yellow jacket. But she was smiling, playing in the bombed out buildings of Aleppo with her …
Between June and September 2016, over 17,000 people in 16 countries were asked to share their views on a range of issues relating to war – in the People on War survey. The results are both reassuring …
In 2016, the ICRC commissioned WIN/Gallup International to conduct a survey among the general public in 16 countries to capture the public's views on a range of issues pertaining to the rules of war. …
For a decade I've worked as a photographer documenting the devastating effects of war on civilians. From Angola to Gaza, Iraq to Cambodia, I've witnessed how modern warfare destroys bodies, minds 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.
