The continued wanton and needless destruction of cultural property during armed conflicts remains a pressing concern, particularly in the context of modern urban warfare. The issue was one of the …
With over 20 million reliant on aid, Yemen is the world's single largest humanitarian crisis. Now it's in the grip of a deadly cholera outbreak. On 5 May, the Ministry of Health and Population in …
Kathmandu (ICRC) – The 7th South Asian Regional Conference on International Humanitarian Law, jointly organised by the government of Nepal and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), …
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in close collaboration with the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Department, organized a Roundtable from 30 to 31 May 2017, aiming to hold …
Families whose loved ones go missing in armed conflict live with grief and pain unlike any other. They face many difficulties in day-to-day life as a result of their loved ones being missing. Women …
Basheer thought he could make it. He was 18, in good health and knew how to swim. But the Evros River crossing takes many victims. Wet, cold, tired and lost, a mother and son who successfully crossed …
The development of autonomous weapon systems -- that is, weapons that are capable of independently selecting and attacking targets without human intervention -- raises the prospect of the loss of …
The Red Cross emblem on a white background, fluttering in the wind, holds different meaning for different people. For a person in trouble, it signifies hope and comfort. For others, it conveys trust …
Maji Kying Nang is among thousands to have been displaced from her home because of the fighting in Kachin. But she has been able to provide for her four children with the tailoring business she set …
The 1988-1997 conflict in Bougainville resulted in the loss of thousands of lives. Many went missing at the outbreak of violence and remain unaccounted for, leaving their loved ones to endure the …
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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.
