Addis Ababa: 40 army officers were trained on basic principles of international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights standards at a three-day seminar conducted in Addis Ababa from 29 …
ICRC brings stories of strength and resilience in Papua New Guinea to the foyer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 'In the Fight: Humanity and Tribal Conflict' , a multimedia …
Statement to UN General Assembly Third Committee, General discussion on refugees, returnees, and internally displaced persons As delivered by Humanitarian Affairs Adviser, Ms. Allanah Kjellgren …
The ICRC and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) jointly reached 4,843 households displaced by ethnic violence in Moyale woreda (Somali and Oromia regions) with cash assistance. According to …
Carl Muropa, Kundiso Charmaine Rusike and Ashley Muza representing Great Zimbabwe University won the 13th edition of the Zimbabwe National IHL Moot Court Competition held at the High Court of …
Joint statement by the Republic of South Africa and the ICRC on the occasion of the 19th annual regional seminar on International Humanitarian Law Government representatives from twelve Southern …
This year marks 70 years since the four Geneva Conventions were universally adopted by States as a reflection of their shared values and ethics in 1949. On 25 September 2019, the Singapore Red Cross …
Nicosia, Cyprus (ICRC) – More than 60 experts and representatives of families of missing persons from around the world met in Nicosia on 16 and 17 October to share their experiences and collectively …
The International Committee of the Red Cross, in cooperation with the Coordination of Serbian Associations of Families of Missing Persons, observed the International Day of the Disappeared in the …
Geneva (ICRC) – Those taking part in the fighting in Syria are reminded that they are obliged by law to spare civilians and all others not taking part in the hostilities, including detainees and all …
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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.
