In Libya, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works to help families find loved ones missing due to conflict as part of its Restoring Family Links program. One ICRC humanitarian …
A physician on the front lines in Yemen tells us about the stigma attached to working with COVID-19 patients, violence against health care services and personnel, and the importance of trust between …
Falmata’s story tells the deadly legacy of attacks on health care services in Nigeria and the importance of protecting key civilian infrastructure in armed conflict. Before Falmata and her family …
Meeting immediate needs and reaching remote communities for COVID-19 prevention and response In Papua New Guinea , the spread of COVID-19 is rapidly spiralling. Efforts to contain the pandemic are …
Religions, traditions and cultural practices influence the ways in which human remains are managed. In Islam, human dignity is a right given by God to all people, who are referred to in the Qur’an as …
The ICRC has been in Yemen since 1962 and has a permanent presence in several governorates. Since the outbreak of the armed conflict in Yemen in 2015, the ICRC has been assisting victims of armed …
The document presents a list of questions (a checklist or compatibility study) that cover some of the main challenges related to the protection of health care during armed conflict and other …
A 12 sq m room in Ghazni city, Afghanistan, is a world of milestones for 51-year-old Gulshah. Here, she sees how her family learnt to survive in an unfamiliar environment, her nine children growing …
"Would you believe me if I said that I feel jealous when I see parents visiting the graves of their sons? I keep asking myself: 'don't I deserve even this?'" Ashot's* son fought in last year's …
Geneva (ICRC) – The family members of 14 people who were unaccounted for in connection with the armed conflict of 1992-1993 in Abkhazia were informed that their loved ones were positively identified …
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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.
